Why you're addicted to your smartphone (Marketplace)

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1. Really 9+ hours a day on a phone. Kids really don't do anything outside anymore. Doesn't surprise me though as a male in my 20's I spend 3 hours a day on my phone and 5-6 hours a day watching Youtube.

2. The thing is, this isn't really so shocking. People used to spend hours in front of their TVs. Was it all evil Tv company manipulation then? How about people who just love to read books all day? Evil book manipulation? No, that's wholesome and happy, evil technology and video games are the ones to blame!
   ……saying that, it cannot be denied that specifically through phone apps, notifications/likes and things like loot boxes you are really being targetted, much like irresponible TV advertising. So yeah that part is disturbing. But the device itself suddenly becoming super commonplace isn't shocking.

   Now if you'd done more research on pople who not only feel a little anxious, but experience severe withdrawal symptoms and refuse ro leave the house or interact with society physically any more……that would have been interesting, because I know people like that myself, and it would be compelling to see if social media is a factor in that.

3. INSTANT GRATIFICATION

4. – 06:34 i'm phone intolerant, but life would be better if augmented emojis were a thing.

5. I got frustrated with phones n ads n tablets n crap, cos people expect instant reply upon receiving, constant checking facebooks..etc as if you SHOULD know what they're up to cos they posted on fb.. so I told just uninstalled facebook, mute my phone at all times, and told people I don't use my phone that much so don't expect instant replies. As for addicting apps.. well I get this annoying feeling when I felt hooked, it's like I don't really want to continue but I'm still using it. and when I get that feeling, I just turn it off and uninstall it.

   Always listen to your own mind.

6. Thank you!

7. In the past people had phones at home with a wire, it couldn't work without. At least we were free…

8. Mobile and Important in life > that a joke, Im always at pc, procrasination or productivity I do all on my pc, Phone is just a alternative if Im out of home or just want a break, feels funny my freinds say im old for not being on phone too much, and Facbeook ? nope i hate fb , Ive beeen a addict now IM not

9. Am I the only person in the world who uses my phone as, well,  a phone?

10. If you kid stays all day on the tablet the problem is you not the tablet, they go to the tablet because they have nothing to do or are bored so if you tell you kid to come with you to the park or to do any activity together, they won't stay on their phone because their not bored and they will do anything else happily
    kids under 7-8 should stay less than 1h on their phone/tablet anyway

11. 8 hours minimum unless i'm sick but I mostly read or play games

12. Back when I was in grade school in the late eighties. Kids would say
    "why do I need to learn to add and subtract, I have a calculator?" Now
    kids say " why do I need to learn anything, I have a smartphone?"

13. Back when I was in grade school in the late eighties. Kids would say
    "why do I need to learn to add and subtract, I have a calculator?" Now
    kids say " why do I need to learn anything, I have a smartphone?"

14. Back when I was in grade school in the late eighties. Kids would say
    "why do I need to learn to add and subtract, I have a calculator?" Now
    kids say " why do I need to learn anything, I have a smartphone?"

15. Everyone should have their thumbs amputated.

16. Everyone should have their thumbs amputated.

17. Everyone should have their thumbs amputated.

18. Everyone should have their thumbs amputated.

19. You might actually get to talk to each other.

20. Love it. We can't trust aps any more, but this consumer protection program, gets the family to down load one onto their phones.

21. I used to walk a lot in down town Seattle, I call it the city tilted heads. Almost ran in to me on three different occasions. I felt like the only person looking straight ahead.

22. Smartphones make interaction awkward… Good I don't want to talk to these people anyway…

    No one will learn anything from this

23. People are just too lazy to play with their kids and instead give them a phone.

24. I’m walking while watching this video ?

25. Just let them get hit by a car. Natural selection.

26. What a loser family. They suck!

27. Teaching kids the wrong thing that happiness can only be found through how many likes, shares, friends or people that are following you. Smh

28. It's been three years since I've deleted all my social media and it has been great. I suggest everyone do this. My life is much more enjoyable and I have more time in the day

29. "We've all seen them, maybe even bean them"

30. And wireless WiFi & 5G is doing so much invisible damage. Ppl have no idea..

31. “If you wanna text and walk I can help you.” Wtf

32. imagine if every person was smart enough to know how to block all adds, the companys would fall apart

33. ? just got a notification from Apple saying my daily average is 15hr and 40 some minutes. Trust me I

    Don't have a life

34. That kid has 1k tiktok followers but I have 1 Reddit follower.

35. believe it or not i spend 10 minutes daily on my phone just checking emails and social media and i pick it up around 2 times per days not flipin 100x times

36. This cellphone addicted generation is called “The Walking Dead!”

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