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09/27/2018
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By Lance D Johnson
Technology and social media are feeding addictive behaviors and mental illness in society
Smart phones and tablets have become a cancerous growth in our lives – never leaving us, feeding off our essence, and sucking away our attention, life, and energy. Social media is like an aggressive form of brain cancer, attaching to our mind, addicting us to cheap dopamine rushes, replacing human interaction with a digital façade […]
06/25/2018
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By Vicki Batts
Founder of Virtual Reality warns we should all DELETE all social media accounts to avoid “mass human behavioral engineering”
Does social media actually bring people closer together, or is it all an illusion with a much darker purpose? Jaron Lanier, one of the founding fathers of virtual reality, believes social media is a toxic space, serving only to leave people feeling sadder, angrier and more alone. In his new book, Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social […]
05/05/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Are you a slave to your phone? Happiness researchers explain how social media is making you unhappy
Many things aren’t what they used to be because of social media. We don’t talk to each other often anymore, because we’d rather check our mobile phones even if we’re seated at a table with friends and family. So everyone ends up reaching for their mobile phones as well. According to happiness researcher and psychologist Dr. […]
02/22/2018
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By Michelle Simmons
Former insiders launch awareness campaign to warn users about the addictive dangers of Facebook and Google
Former employees of Google and Facebook are campaigning to warn users about the addictive dangers posed by social media networks like Google and Facebook, according to a Daily Mail Online report. Tristan Harris, who was a former in-house ethicist at Google, is leading the new group called the Center for Humane Technology which campaigns to […]
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