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Screen Time — The experiment no one approved
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Screen Time
The experiment no one approved
The hours spent looking at screens, and what is known about the effect.
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No generation in history has spent this many hours on screens. No one knows the long-term effects. The data does not exist yet because the experiment is still running. You are part of it. So is everyone you know. The results will come from observing what happens to your generation over decades.
- Current guidelines suggest no more than 2 hours of recreational screen time per day for children. Most exceed this.
- Track your screen time for one week using your phone's built-in tracker. The number is usually a surprise.
SourceWHO screen time guidelines
Twenge, iGen (2017)
AAP media use recommendations
Twenge, iGen (2017)
AAP media use recommendations
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The Filter Bubble
The echo chamber you built without knowing
The narrowed view that comes from seeing only agreeable things.
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The Attention Economy
You are the product
The business of holding attention and selling it to advertisers.
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The Algorithm
The editor you never chose
The set of rules deciding what a feed shows and in what order.
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