It just dawned on me while I was waiting my turn at Costco to buy gasoline. Everybody around me in their cars were looking at their cell phones. In fact, whenever I'm at a location around other people who are waiting for something, they're ALL looking at their cell phones. I don't know whether it's some kind of background content on the cell phones, or whether it's the electromagnetic waves from the cell towers. I know this sounds conspiracy'ish, but I really do believe the media and the cell service companies are pushing these devices for more reasons other than just making money.
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Back in the 50's and 60's they regularly put subliminal messaging into kids cartoons about smoking cigarettes. Well known this was done.
The phones make you stupid. The phone takes away critical thinking, on your own. The phone removes the need for you to think for yourself. " just google it"
So, you google it , find the information you were looking for and now you're smart. Problem is, 90% of the time you're getting confirmation bias and not actual facts. It's so easy to flood the nets with "the right information" so people don't wake up or learn things on their own. I called this about the cell phones the day they started making it so you could get on the internet with them.
There is also something about the light that the phones give off that affect you mentally. We know if you're on your phone before bed, you might have problems sleeping. I'm sure there is something to this as well.
Quick example : When in Calgary I worked for a plastics moulding injection company. We made a product called "Lite book". It was just this 10 inch x 10 inch box that housed LED lights. The lights were of a frequency that, when turned on while flying, apparently reduced jet lag. We had to watch a promo thing from the Light Book company about how it worked, and how they figured out what frequency of light did what.
https://litebook.com/
SIDE NOTE: Idk how many of you do this, but turn off your phone's WIFI / data before you go to bed. I started doing it about 2 years ago and I've definitely noticed a much more full night of sleep regularly. No random half waking up and struggling to get back to sleep. Try it.
It's generally known that the blue light emitted from monitors and phones causes your brain to stay active for longer.