Digital Detoxes Are A Solution Looking For A Problem
The growing popularity of such “digital detoxes” is encouraged by a slew of negative findings about the effects of technology use, alongside claims that such action can help reduce stress and help people become more “present” and compassionate. But frequent use of technology and social media isn’t a problem in itself. People have always been concerned about almost every mass-adopted technology invented, and social media and smartphones are no different. When it comes to digital detoxes, there is unlikely to be anything seriously wrong with stepping away from technology for the majority of people. In fact, seeing as there’s little evidence to suggest that technology is inherently bad, it might be that digital detoxes have no problem to solve in the first place.
Source: theconversation.com