They have become “manic information addicts” as Andrew Sullivan puts it. However, the majority of people have blown so far past the “helpful” mark that they can’t even see it anymore, and are now dangerously into “toxic” territory. Modern technology, most specifically smart phones, can offer great benefit to our lives when used in the proper dosage. It only takes a small amount of something highly toxic to have dire consequences, and at the same time you can also essentially poison yourself with water if you drink too much of it. There is a saying that “dose makes the poison” which I believe to be true. These words were spoken by Bill Maher on on his HBO show Real Times and I have to say I was hooked from there on. Wow – what a concise, powerful message to appear so early in the book (page 9 for those who enjoy keeping track). “Checking your ‘likes’ is the new smoking.”
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