Smartphones: It’s Time to Confront Our Global Addiction | Dr. Justin Romano | TEDxOmaha

[janetashbrook]

Adults are addicted just as much as children. I live with a phone addict and he is 71 and it is frustrating.

[dschortz]

As a middle school teacher I would really appreciate a video like this that appeals directly to students. My students don’t know what dopamine is capable of. They don’t know what it is. They don’t know they are addicted.

[adminos]

Everyone is looking what they are putting in their stomachs. But no one is looking what they are putting in their heads. And thats one million times more important.

[LeftMap]

Watching this and seeing it only has 31, 000 views kind of backs the concept that no one wants to face this addiction or talk about it because we are almost all dealing with it in some way.

[davidriddle]

My name is David Riddle, I am 71-years old and have been self-employed as an inventor, designer, and manufacturer of technical products for more than 50-years. As a technologist, I have never seen any product available to the consumer, more rapidly adopted than the "highly addictive, fully programmable, hand-held, Pavlovian device known as the smart phone"! I own an internet based marketing and sales corporation, but I do not want, or own a "smartphone", I use a flip-phone. Because of this, I've been a keen observer of how the smartphone has absolutely altered the human experience, and I believe in the future, sociologists and anthropologists will point at Steve Jobs as the "destroyer of the human mind". I also believe that any parent that provides a child with a smartphone or tablet younger than 18-years old, is committing severe child abuse! How can the human mind possibly be introspective, contemplative, imaginative, and creative when it is being bombarded with millions of highly beguiling images, sounds, and texts? I hope the Dr. Romano's video will be watched by many millions, not just thousands of views.

[Punjabnation]

I'm decided to mitigate phone addiction complete, because I'm 20yr old from India and I realized that I live better life without phone, thatswhy from tomorrow I will gift this phone to my mom who really appreciate my decision and she also demand smartphone for watching youtube videos .. guys please pray for me, most probably you read this comment when I quit so I feel your prayers from nature ❤

[elizabethdavis]

Taking my kids to school in the morning, every kid waiting for the school bus have their faces in their phones. The world is in serious trouble.

[MaineGirlOutdoors]

I've recently gone back to a flip phone after having a smart phone for four years. I feel more peaceful now. ❤️

[zachsalter]

This is why I like psychology so much, it raises awareness to stuff like this. I’m 18 and have always thought in the back of my mind that using my phone as much as I do probably isn’t good for me, so I started looking into it more and found this video. Definitely an eye opener for sure.

[twobirdsstonedatonce]

Honestly can't remember the last time I watched concert footage and didn't see upwards of 70% of the crowd more interested in the "likes" they'll receive from posting their video than they are with actually enjoying the artists in the moment

[christinedwyerrogichms]

Thanks for this. As a teacher, I’ve bee watching our children become unmotivated, apathetic zombies for years.

[tomwatson]

The issue is more complex than we imagine, I think. Like on TikTok you've got thousands of people diagnosing themselves with ADHD and autism, when it's clear that these people are completely addicted to and absorbed by their phones/social media, which in turn has stunted their abilities to socialise and concentrate on anything for a significant length of time. There's all the political misinformation too, with misinfo/conspiracy theories about important issues such as pandemics and vaccines, subjects that can literally change the face of society in a very short space of time.

[sarahzaza]

I think the inventing of the smartphone is a curse more than a blessing

[NightShade]

Our society is extremely sick. Phones used to be mounted on walls. Now people can't live without the cell phone addiction in one hand at all times.

[erichumber]

I'm horrified by what smartphones and screen time is doing to our society.

[J.DaviesArt]

It is I agree, I've never had a full on panic attack from partying but I had one from social media.

[mark]

This is great. So true how no one is even acknowledging this addiction. I’ve given up preaching. I just worry about myself now. Thanks Dr Justin

[johnpaul-qktz]

Yes, we must hold tech companies accountable, like we did with tobacco companies, to end smart phone addiction 😊

[francescobalzaretti]

Society has never been more in conflict with our biology as in the last two/three decades.

[aliveonmoonrocks]

It's rough seeing people attack comments who say they aren't addicted by saying "you're commenting on a youtube video!" Like, people can use phones and youtube with self discipline and without addiction.