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How to overcome Phone Addiction

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Re: How to overcome Phone Addiction

#21

correlation does not equal causation. Phone addiction or internet addiction is a symptom not a cause. People are escaping to the internet becuase of the world we live in is cold. There is a new US marine commerical out that shows a kid wandering the street kind of lost in hyper interactive world. The commercial plays off of this internet addiction and data mining product selling. Then clips to them becoming a Marine…

> Its a good commercial because its actually something that is a problem and that the Marines do have an answer

Perhaps we should bring back a year of mandatory military service. Or some other kind of mandatory community service.

Re: How to overcome Phone Addiction

#23

correlation does not equal causation. Phone addiction or internet addiction is a symptom not a cause. People are escaping to the internet becuase of the world we live in is cold. There is a new US marine commerical out that shows a kid wandering the street kind of lost in hyper interactive world. The commercial plays off of this internet addiction and data mining product selling. Then clips to them becoming a Marine…

> Phone addiction or internet addiction is a symptom not a cause

Correlation does not imply causation, but that doesn't mean that it can't be causation.

Re: How to overcome Phone Addiction

#24

correlation does not equal causation. Phone addiction or internet addiction is a symptom not a cause. People are escaping to the internet becuase of the world we live in is cold. There is a new US marine commerical out that shows a kid wandering the street kind of lost in hyper interactive world. The commercial plays off of this internet addiction and data mining product selling. Then clips to them becoming a Marine…

I agree except some things are actually addicting. Phones are dopamine slot machines that fit in your pocket so that you can't escape.

I think it's both. People seek an escape and phone apps are extremely addicting.

Re: How to overcome Phone Addiction

#26

correlation does not equal causation. Phone addiction or internet addiction is a symptom not a cause. People are escaping to the internet becuase of the world we live in is cold. There is a new US marine commerical out that shows a kid wandering the street kind of lost in hyper interactive world. The commercial plays off of this internet addiction and data mining product selling. Then clips to them becoming a Marine…

> correlation does not equal causation.

Ok, but where is your argument that this is positive for mental health? Why show up half-assed? Brave new world is obviously a dystopia.

> but if there was a VR internet those could go away.

What the fuck? Are you serious or just have no clue how other humans work?

Re: How to overcome Phone Addiction

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post #6

I’m waiting to watch or read the first story to postulate making smartphones illegal like drugs. Chinese Triads smuggling phones across border, massive gun battles between rival “phangs” fighting over turf, etc.

Would be a nice retcon to those pre-90s science fiction novels to explain why they don't have phones in them :)
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