Tech addiction wasn't something you could face alone
Why it matters: By now, it's a well-known fact that tech
companies use certain facets of psychology to lure our brains into
rewards-based addiction. When it becomes unclear when the next reward will come,
our need for that dopamine kick intensifies. It's arguably one of the biggest
societal crises of our time, and as Seton Hall University law professor Gaia
Bernstein explains in a new book, it's not something we can conquer by simply
reducing our screen time. Bernstein argues that instead of blaming ourselves
for our tech addictions, it would behoove us to team up and put legal pressure
on the technology industry to reconfigure products that foster greater human
autonomy. It's a very nice thought, but probably one that will fall on deaf
ears as long as technology is as deeply embedded in everyday societal
functioning as it is right now. And the current AI boom isn't going to make it
any easier.
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