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Discomfort with modern technology shapes Gen Z's desire to live in the past (www.nbcnews.com)
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[โ€“] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Right now, the algorithm is more harmful than those because everyone is addicted to them.

Again, I don't think you're acknowledging the difference between chemical addiction and social habit.

If you spend a week without cell phone reception, you don't die from withdrawal symptoms.

[โ€“] Hakuso@scribe.disroot.org 1 points 1 hour ago

People have commuted suicide, though.

Just because it's not a physical addiction does not men it can't be as extreme, and generally a physical addiction will end up with nausea, exhaustion, and mood swings rather than death. It takes deep or long-term addiction to be fatal.