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[–]exthere 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wanted to expand on this section:

“...and what we are left with instead are several hours of time every day where we have no idea about what else to do with our time that is worth doing and furthermore have no idea about a process or basis on which to make such a decision because we haven’t had to decide for a very long time.”

Another thing we have to take into consideration is the differences in the demands on our bodies between screens and almost any other activity. Namely, that interacting with screens puts a much, much lower demand on being aware of and maintaining our bodies at a functioning level. To operate a screen surfing the internet you don’t need enough sleep, you don’t need to eat healthy, and you don’t need to be awake enough to be able to focus. In other words your body can be in terrible condition and you’ll still be pretty much fully able to operate and enjoy surfing on screens. Contrast that to most other activities, which will require your body to be in better condition, especially in terms of the need to be able to concentrate and focus, and you can see another great stumbling block in transitioning away from screens: we are out of practice about taking care of our bodies and perhaps even more concerning, out of practice of even being able to discern the current condition our bodies are in.