Re:Addictions Are Being Engineered
by absolute_unit22 on Sunday June 29, 2025 @10:54AM
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> said that 4 of the 35 or so kids at the camp left because they couldn’t be away from their devices.
Wow that’s scary. Such powerful addiction at such a young age
Parents let them.
Individual parents don't have that much of a choice unless they want to turn their kids into social pariahs.
Can you provide any sources on that?
I've only been able to find articles that counter it[1][2][3][4], and nothing more rigorous than a Pew survey.
It feels right, and I recall feeling similarly about certain items/events as a teen, but teens aren't known for having the most measured interpretations of reality.
1: https://medium.com/@helmisantosa/teens-without-smartphones-h... 2: https://screenstrong.substack.com/p/can-you-raise-a-teen-tod... 3: https://www.thetimes.com/life-style/parenting/article/teenag... 4: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/smartphones-flip-phones-screen-...
Re:Addictions Are Being Engineered
by ZYbCRq22HbJ2y7 on Monday June 30, 2025 @05:26PM
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...so some parents feel peer pressure from kids too?
This power intermittent reinforcement in the on-ramp of addiction is scary powerful.
Do we have any ways to innoculate ourselves and the future generations against it?
The author poses changing the game which is support. I guess the trendy “dopamine fast” is a tool against this or weekly screen free time. Maybe more education on intermittent reinforcement or a D.A.R.E-like program for apps (a this one is a little tongue-in-cheek, but not really).