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What Eddy Burback got wrong about his phone... [Discussion of Fediverse as an alternative within] (videos.abnormalbeings.space)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.abnormalbeings.space/post/918244

Companion article here: https://blog.gardinerbryant.com/what-eddy-got-wrong-about-his-phone/

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[–] jeffhykin@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I'm saying one of the big downsides has nothing to do with self discipline.

  • Even if we never click an advertisement.
  • Even if we never eat from the candy bowl.
  • Even if we never use the bad phone apps.

Merely living in a world covered in advertisements, living next to a delicious smelling candy bowl, living 30 seconds away from memes, rage-bait, doom scrolling, sports gambling, and other slop -- just living next to those things are bad for our mental health.

Some sources if you're curious on the research behind it. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4731333/

https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/full/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301694

https://scholarworks.uark.edu/mgmtuht/31/