On 10/8/21 16:34, Steven Bakker via NANOG wrote:
My inner cynic is interpreting this data a bit differently. Instead of going out for a walk or just engage in the gentle art of doing nothing, the social media users need something to keep their minds distracted from the here and now. Anything to avoid having to do any kind of self-reflection or, heaven forbid, live in the moment. And I fear that it doesn't apply to adolescents only...
Your reflection is the same as mine - we enjoy sedentary lives, staring at some kind of electronic. No doubt about that. It's not unlike why most people that give up cigarettes end up gaining weight, because they give up nicotine, and replace it with chronic excessive consumption of carbohydrates :-). However, if we are going to Netflix as an alternative to "scrolling through time lines like droids on a train", then perhaps something that stimulates our brain and prevents it from shrinking due to a lack of complex body movements that the brain is mainly designed to manage, is what Netflix could look into, for humanity's sake. Mark.