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“ WE ’ VE BECOME SO DEPENDENT ON OUR PHONES FOR SO MANY ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES , MANY USERS FEAR THAT THEY WOULDN ’ T BE ABLE TO GET AROUND A NORMAL LIFE WITHOUT ONE ”
JOE HOLLIER CEO , LIGHT
The results are wide ranging and kind of uncomfortable to think about . “ It ’ s been detrimental to our attention spans and ability to focus . It ’ s accelerated our political divides as echo chambers become more and more specific to each user ,” says Hollier “ As humans , we can ’ t help but feel jealous of the picture perfect , though not likely entirely accurate , lives of those that we follow . Anxiety is a huge side effect many smartphone users are feeling .”
Quitting a smartphone habit , it would seem , is a lot harder than you might think .
Also , I must admit that I don ’ t really have any desire to undergo some brutal digital cleanse . I like being able to stay in touch with people . I like having access to the sum of human knowledge and experience with the push of a button . I like looking at cat gifs . Not to mention the fact that - as one of a growing number of remote employees - cutting technology out of my life would very quickly result in me having to cut out other stuff too , like paying rent , eating food , and such lofty aspirations as “ sleeping in a house .” There must be a middle path .
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