Tag: Technology
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Excuse me, your Screen is Showing
I have been researching the effects of teens and screen use, mostly cell phones. A survey of 13 to 17-year-olds released by the nonprofit Common Sense Media found that 95 percent of U.S. teens have mobile devices. 70 percent of them check social media several times a day, up from 34 percent in 2022. In the United States, children…
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…did You Die?
a day without my device. It finally happened. I picked up my cell phone and it was dead. I tried all the tricks, turned it off and back on about a zillion times. Nothing. I put it on the charger overnight. Nothing. I did what any sensible working person does, I went to work without…
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How Do You Stop Human Detachment?
What if technology was the catalyst to the end of civilization as we know it? Specifically, the technology that allows for the proliferation of human detachment. We no longer remember telephone numbers, we store them in our cell phones. We no longer have to rush home to watch our favorite television shows, we simply watch…
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It’s not Me, It’s You
Breaking up is easy, slowly put down the device and walk away. I picked up a copy of “How to Break Up with Your Phone: The 30-Day Plan to Take Back Your Life” by Catherine Price from my library. I recommend it for everyone who is reading this on their phone right now. Price says…
Lori O'Gara, Author 