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Erik Hogan's avatar

Excellent. Definitely a cause for introspection. On the one hand, I've almost entirely quit social media other than Substack, but even so I'm reading this, other articles, and Notes on my phone. I guess the key is being deliberate about it and always prioritizing real world experience. Thanks!

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Truman Angell's avatar

Substitute food, or gambling, or dope, or booze for "devices" and the essay will still read well. The challenge is this: each person afflicted (and we all are) must alone face these perils designed and aggressively maintained by an army of marketing professionals. We are under-dogs before the fight even starts. This takes a level of self-discipline beyond most and, because the damage is insidious and not dramatic like other addictions, is therefore not urgent. There have been days when I have felt physically ill from screen time. Will there be a reckoning?

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