Are smartphones bad for us? Five world experts answer

"In 2007, #SteveJobs presented the #iPhone to the public. Several months later, the day the phones went on sale, the Guardian published an article headlined 'iPhone set to struggle'.

"'Apple’s iPhone combines a phone, music and video player with web and email capabilities, but researchers found demand for these converged devices was lowest in affluent countries,' the article said.

"Whoops.

"But despite their sudden ubiquity, there’s still a lot we don’t know about how our #smartphones are affecting us. Are they alienating people from each other, or helping them to connect with others? Do they affect children differently than adults? And how do we step away from our phones if our whole lives are on them?"

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2024/jan/10/smartphone-screentime-good-bad-expert-advice?utm_source=pocket-newtab-en-us

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