we propose that these influences of modern media and high-tech—increased rate of accumulation of anxiety and boredom, and increased accessibility of information—have driven the behaviors in humans described throughout Part II of this book. This in turn has exacerbated the collision between our lofty goals and our cognitive control limitations, as described in Part I, to result in the many negative consequences in our lives that we have been discussing. Let’s examine in more detail these influences on both sides of the MVT model.
Where are the other possibilities? Its easy to conclude one thing when you only present the supportive data. Where are the references to altetnative explanations like technology as escapism, active dissociation on account of anxiety or depression? Is it not possible technology use is the symptom rather than the cause?
