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I have tried — often in vain — to limit my screen time. But Ive also been thinking, what arent these tech execs telling us?

I have tried — often in vain — to limit my screen time. But Ive also been thinking, what arent these tech execs telling us?

Cartoon by Pat Byrnes By that spring, Alex Kearns, a twenty-year-old student at the University of Nebraska, had been using Robinhood for about two years. The app had permitted him to trade options just months after he opened his account. Kearns grew up in Naperville, Illinois, with his sister and his parents. His father is an I.T. professional at a financial-services firm. The family was close. Kearns was known as an anxious but positive young man who played trombone in the high-school band, re...

January 24, 2021 Tech companies can mine big data to determine exactly what keeps us glued to our phones, making social media, games and other apps ever more addictive. South China Morning Post Walking, reclining, dining, playing, commuting, shopping: people around the world read their smartphones regardless of where they are or what they’re doing, unable to tear their eyes from their screens regardless of whether they’re on a crowded street or working out at the gym. Adam Alter, an author ...

Modern tech companies are preying on our capacity for ‘behavioural addiction’, marketing professor Adam Alter says The long-term consequences of technology addiction can be social, financial and even physical, he says, suggesting people schedule screen-free time

Arrow’s Paradox in the age of social media Updated: Updated: Shortened attention spans, relentless messaging, and the mechanics of elections make for an incendiary mix Share Article Shortened attention spans, relentless messaging, and the mechanics of elections make for an incendiary mix The mechanics of all elections are flawed. Each country has different rules regarding its voting systems, and each set of rules is necessarily a compromise. Some countries use ‘first past the post’ system...

When is enough enough? Were still doomscrolling through gloomy news about the coronavirus and the rest of your daily routine is probably something like mine while at home in the pandemic: Divided among streaming movies on Netflix, watching home improvement videos on YouTube and playing video games. All of these activities involve staring at a screen. There has to be more to life than this. With the new year upon us, now is a good time to take a breather and consider a digital detox. You could s...