Meta and Google have now been found guilty in the US by a judge for making their apps addictive.
Our phone has truly become an epidemic.
Maybe even the worst one we’ve ever had.
I’m more surprised by it every day.
And especially by the fact that there is still relatively little being said or written about it.
Look around you.
In restaurants. On the train. On the street. In stores.
At work. During a family dinner.
It doesn’t matter where you are.
Everyone is on their phone.
Young and old.
People aged 70+.
Children as young as 10.
It’s honestly bizarre.
And the worst part? That addictive feeling.
Step into an elevator with a few people and the first thing almost everyone does is grab their phone. As if in those 10 seconds, you have to do something.
But no.
It’s not a necessity.
It’s a tick. A habit. An addiction.
I catch myself doing it too.
That I pick up my phone without a purpose. Purely out of habit.
At that moment, I consciously put it away again. Because I don’t want that.
And yes, I’ll say it honestly: I make my money from this.
From social media. From online visibility.
But at the same time, I find it bizarre how this device, social media and all the companies around it have such a hold on us.
We live in the timeline.
Always “on”. Always informed. Always in contact.
That has its advantages. Absolutely.
But how real is it still?
Our brains are constantly running at 200%.
We’re simply overheating.
What helps for me?
Going into nature. With entrepreneurs. Phone away.
Just being here and now. No obligations. No stimuli. Thanks, Outspire – Creativity Hikes!
Amazing.
I often miss that time.
When smartphones didn’t exist yet.
When you looked around you more.
When we looked at each other more.
But here we are now.
So I’m curious:
How do you deal with this?
And will this court ruling be the first of a major change?
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👬 Thanks, Jarno Koopmans, for the great conversation!
