We may not be falling down drunk at noon or chasing a bag of crack down a dark alley, but we are addicts nonetheless — and technology may prove to be a more dangerous drug than any we’ve previously known. We need to take an active role with our technology use and not become a society of addicts raising addicts. It is important to be able to control our use of technology, to be able to use the cell phone when we want to call a friend but not to have to check the phone while we’re in the shower to avoid missing a text. At the most basic level, addiction just plain feels bad. It stunts us
...more
