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[quote=Anonymous]Television affects the brain differently than the internet; it's not nearly as addictive because it's not interactive. Meanwhile, a single hyperlink in a 500 word essay debilitates a reader's ability to focus. There's a growing body of research chronicling this kind of stuff. Before you scorn the people in that Times article as Chicken Littles, try reading The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains (Nicholas Carr), which offers a readable (and pretty frightening) overview of emerging research. (https://www.amazon.com/Shallows-What-Internet-Doing-Brains/dp/0393339750) Unfortunately, I'm already a fully fledged addict -- not of TV, which never interested me even as a kid, but of the internet, social media, and forums like this. It's really unfortunate and I'm not sure how to break the addiction without getting rid of my smart phone.[/quote]
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