When we look for an explanation for how this change happened, we keep being told it’s mainly caused by something inside the technology itself. We talk about how each new e-mail that arrives in your in-box gives you a little dopamine hit. We say there’s something about smartphones themselves that is addictive. We blame the device. But as I spent time in this Internet rehab center, and as I reflected on my own Internet use, I began to wonder if there was a different and more truthful way of thinking about it.
