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Re:Pessimists Archive by dash2 on Saturday November 27, 2021 @05:52AM (#29359205)
Yeah, up to a point, right? It's interesting they have TV in there but TV addiction is (probably) a real thing (http://sites.oxy.edu/clint/physio/article/televisionaddictio...).
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Re:Pessimists Archive by Jugurtha on Saturday November 27, 2021 @06:03AM (#29359245)
Wouldn't TV addiction be an addiction problem?

There also are knife accidents, car accidents, swimming pool related drownings, email addiction, work addiction. These exist, but what are the externalities in general?

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Re:Pessimists Archive by dash2 on Saturday November 27, 2021 @08:32AM (#29360018)
Heroin addiction is an addiction problem too... but TV addiction, like heroin addiction, seems quite widespread. (Average screen use is now something like 8 hours per day, IIRC.)

There might also be externalities. Suppose you want to play outside, but all your friends are watching TV.

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Re:Pessimists Archive by 0xdeadb00f on Saturday November 27, 2021 @06:22AM (#29359340)
TV addiction is almost definitely a real thing. So is social media addiction.
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