Nir and Far: Business, Behaviour and the Brain

“Tech Addiction” Is the New Reefer Madness-Nir&Far

By promoting the idea that technology is hijacking our brains and getting all of us addicted to our devices, techno-fearmongers elevate the exception rather than the rule. Josh Hawley , a Republican senator from Missouri, introduced the Social Media Addiction Reduction Technology Act , which—beyond its forced acronym—was remarkable for how aggressively it…