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Re:Are smartphones the new 'opium of the people'? by koboll on Saturday July 13, 2019 @09:39AM (#20427984)
Phones are the opium of the masses; religion is the methamphetamine.
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Re:Are smartphones the new 'opium of the people'? by samhain on Saturday July 13, 2019 @09:48PM (#20431182)
Have you seen the statistics for young people showing that they are in significant decline for relationships, marriage, sex, drinking? My theory is that they are just sitting at home on their phones.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the...

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Re:Are smartphones the new 'opium of the people'? by dondawest on Saturday July 13, 2019 @11:41AM (#20428570)
Boom. Fully agree with this analogy. Religion stimulates, smartphones sedate.
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