It's Time For a Serious Talk About the Science of Tech "Addiction" | WIRED
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Requires a trial/subscription to read. In short, there is much public fear, uncertainty and doubt about the effect of technology on mental health and wellbeing. The author interviews a psychologist from the Oxford Internet Institute who argues that the scientific trials for evaluating the impacts of modern technology (screen time) should be treated like food health trials and we shouldn't be quick to come to conclusions without a lot of supporting data. The author himself asserts that screens are just the latest 'scapegoat' (that past generations panicked the same way over video games, television, radio, and even books). The overall tone of the article is to not 'throw the baby out with the bathwater' when evaluating your relationship with screen time.