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The biggest concern to me is the attention span most people have today. They can't go longer than a few minutes without checking their phone. It impacts work and leisure. An assignment at work is delayed or low quality because you checked your phone every few minutes, you don't understand what's happening in a TV show/movie because you kept checking your phone, you can't get interested in a good book because you can't read more than a page or two without checking your phone.

I am guilty of this behavior myself and it's something that I've been working on a lot lately. I recognize that this is a problem, but I don't really support the government saving us from ourselves. I think this is something that average person just needs to educate themselves on and make the decision for themselves. It's not impossible to break free from it.

I highly suggest everyone checkout Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport. It's a fantastic read.

parent jumbopapa 7 years ago

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