Why Clickbait Is Destroying Civilization

This morning, while getting my eight year old son ready for school, a headline on my Facebook news feed caught my eye. Having seen it pop up several times over the last few months, shared by very concerned friends and family, I decided to take a close look. The title certainly grabbed attention: “It’s ‘digital heroin’: How screens turn kids into psychotic junkies”. I glanced up nervously as my son wandered over the computer, wondering if it was time for an intervention before he hawked our TV...