RSSTechnology Deprivation Resembles Drug Withdrawal
Jan 06
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The students kept diaries of how they were feeling during their period of information deprivation. The students reported in their diaries physiological and physical symptoms comparable to addicts trying to quit smoking or drugs. These symptoms included feeling fidgety, anxious and isolated, and even reaching out for their mobile phone, which was no longer there. While we’d really love to mock the students who participated in this study, we’re not sure how well we’d hold up in the face of such an information blackout, and find the prospect of trying to figure that out somewhat horrifying. In fact, when we lose our phones, all we want to do is Google where it is. Not a good sign. Read ahead
Source: asylum.co.uk
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