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Stuart Crabb, a director in the executive offices of Facebook, naturally likes to extol the extraordinary benefits of computers and smartphones. But like a growing number of technology leaders, he offers a warning: log off once in a while, and put them down.
In a place where technology is seen as an all-powerful answer, it is increasingly being seen as too powerful, even addictive.
The concern, voiced in conferences and in recent interviews with many top executives of technology companies, is that the lure of constant stimulation the pervasive demand of pings, rings and updates is creating a profound physical craving that can hurt productivity and personal interactions.
If you put a frog in cold water and slowly turn up the heat, itll boil to death its a nice analogy, said Mr. Crabb, who oversees learning and development at Facebook. People need to notice the effect that time online has on your performance and relationships.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/technology/silicon-valley-worries-about-addiction-to-devices.html?_r=1&ref=technology
GreatCaesarsGhost
(8,584 posts)MadHound
(34,179 posts)arendt
(5,078 posts)wait a minute. I emailed them about their addiction to email?
Well, anyway. It is a big problem, and I am glad to see it is getting attention. Your post is important and positive; a rarity on a board infested with the trivial and the toxic. These posts keep me coming back (?keep me addicted?)
Whatever. Thanks again.