Why you're addicted to your smartphone (Marketplace)

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  • čas přidán 7. 09. 2024
  • Are you addicted to your smartphone? Companies are using science and artificial intelligence to keep you hooked, but tech insiders reveal how you can curb the urge to constantly stay connected.
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  • @Goatvarro
    @Goatvarro Před 6 lety +267

    i'm not in a position to tell people how to parent but giving your kid a phone/tablet (especially if it has internet access) at 4 yrs old is REALLY young.

    • @zinab2blessa
      @zinab2blessa Před 6 lety +29

      Goatvarro It is extremely dangerous too considering the amount of perverts that are out there. No child at that age should be allowed to have their OWN tablet or phone.

    • @kimjongoof5000
      @kimjongoof5000 Před 6 lety +7

      Just make sure they use it correctly.
      iDevices have very good safety controls

    • @avajane5707
      @avajane5707 Před 6 lety +2

      Goatvarro much to young ( i got one in 3rd ONLY BECAUSE i have to fly across the country to see family. And i go far from my parents a lot so i need to stay connected

    • @mroie
      @mroie Před 5 lety +1

      not young enough you get them before they are born LOL LOL LOL LOL

    • @agnus9160
      @agnus9160 Před 3 lety +1

      @Skunky Stinkerson This is relatable. Haha!!

  • @braidenf
    @braidenf Před 6 lety +105

    Are they mocking us, because we're on our devices watching this?

    • @baronvonlimbourgh1716
      @baronvonlimbourgh1716 Před 5 lety +6

      It's a tv program. Not that tv is any better

    • @rahma3144
      @rahma3144 Před 5 lety +1

      Baron von Limbourgh but your on CZcams so your obviously using a device

    • @aspiknf
      @aspiknf Před 4 lety +1

      I'm using a laptop

    • @BuickGeek24
      @BuickGeek24 Před 4 lety

      @Old Iron I have instagram though

    • @jonathanwatson173
      @jonathanwatson173 Před 4 lety

      Braiden Fritschij I was thinking the same thing

  • @LordMoriancumer
    @LordMoriancumer Před 6 lety +130

    turn off notifications. without the constant beeping and blinks the temptation to check your device can be dramatically lessened.

    • @PlumbCarton5607
      @PlumbCarton5607 Před 6 lety +5

      Lord Moriancumer | it's called "Do Not Disturb"

    • @BuickGeek24
      @BuickGeek24 Před 4 lety +1

      @Old Iron I will never turn off my notifications though

    • @BuickGeek24
      @BuickGeek24 Před 4 lety

      @@PlumbCarton5607 I never have that on though

  • @phantomstrider
    @phantomstrider Před 6 lety +127

    This is surprisingly confronting. I check my phone for my work and social media a lot. I feel a bit more conscientious about how often I'll check now.

    • @McLovinMods
      @McLovinMods Před 6 lety +7

      Until you watch another video. Then you'll forget. I know I will

    • @yaniktheyoutuber
      @yaniktheyoutuber Před 3 lety +2

      Wow, What a surprise! I didnt expect to see you here, how’s it going?

  • @semmicolon
    @semmicolon Před 6 lety +630

    Am I the only one who is disturbed by the lack of reaction from the parents when they find out their son is spending up to 11 hours on that thing?

    • @MissNayNay
      @MissNayNay Před 6 lety +36

      Nope, you're not the only one. I was disturbed, too.

    • @EvaYohane
      @EvaYohane Před 6 lety +34

      It is quite worrying how parents just let children stay on technology for long periods of time.

    • @solsticemeows
      @solsticemeows Před 6 lety +14

      They'll just use the excuse that it's for learning purposes.

    • @DMRoper1
      @DMRoper1 Před 6 lety +6

      Nope. Not at all.

    • @trescartolerestindo7247
      @trescartolerestindo7247 Před 6 lety +12

      We have a saying on the interwebz - those are rookie numbers you got to pump those numbers up

  • @dillsimmons
    @dillsimmons Před 6 lety +416

    My youtube usage is at least 3-4 hours a day, no joke.

    • @itsshevyb
      @itsshevyb Před 6 lety +55

      Same here, I tell myself it's ok bc I watch educational things.

    • @maxinef6654
      @maxinef6654 Před 6 lety +4

      So is mine

    • @gracefulbeauty1985
      @gracefulbeauty1985 Před 6 lety +12

      Dillsimmons ha mine is probably way more than that! I spend most of my phone usages day on YT!!

    • @PlumbCarton5607
      @PlumbCarton5607 Před 6 lety +2

      Terrell Johnson | CZcams is 6% of my battery usage 😮

    • @McLovinMods
      @McLovinMods Před 6 lety +2

      @@PlumbCarton5607 you should probably combine that with how much your screen uses...

  • @elizaknight6980
    @elizaknight6980 Před 6 lety +103

    My phone is always in silence, mainly because notification is annoying and nobody will call me anyway :(

  • @heather368
    @heather368 Před 6 lety +221

    I quit social media over 2 years ago and it is the most freeing thing i have ever done. I don't see me ever going back. I wish that people would just try it for a week to see how they feel at the end of it.

    • @VT-fh9fm
      @VT-fh9fm Před 6 lety +12

      Heather Turner same! I quit fb years ago and it feels good to not be on it.

    • @gracefulbeauty1985
      @gracefulbeauty1985 Před 6 lety +6

      Extra ordinary Vtg interesting! So what did you do? You just basics quit every type of social media like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and instagram?

    • @Chilling4Shillings
      @Chilling4Shillings Před 6 lety +25

      Extra ordinary Vtg no you didn't give up social Media. You are still on CZcams

    • @civicpride1986
      @civicpride1986 Před 6 lety +9

      Same here.. quit fb and deleted the account.. i only use CZcams, no Instagram or snapchat never had those..

    • @jelicianorwood24
      @jelicianorwood24 Před 6 lety +3

      Yes I feel so much release and I read more.

  • @Stormwern
    @Stormwern Před 6 lety +168

    This is such a huge problem. They should do another episode on Facebook-depression.

    • @kimjongoof5000
      @kimjongoof5000 Před 6 lety +6

      Good thing I have schoolmates that I talk to in real life

    • @bridgetandrade349
      @bridgetandrade349 Před 6 lety +6

      Specifically relating to body image issues

    • @ranelmarinduque794
      @ranelmarinduque794 Před 5 lety +4

      @@bridgetandrade349 And social standing issues too.

    • @sithlordhibiscus9936
      @sithlordhibiscus9936 Před 5 lety +7

      It's true; you see how successful your "friends" are and you feel like you're inferior. If you already struggle with depression, that effect is 10x stronger. You feel like you will never have a good enough body, a good enough job, a good enough family and that you'll never be good enough for a partner. Facebook increased my major depressive order so much, but since leaving, it has improved along with the help of meds.

    • @WhateverWhenever888
      @WhateverWhenever888 Před 5 lety

      I have depression but Facebook makes me feel great.

  • @Dev_Everything
    @Dev_Everything Před 6 lety +521

    i am watching this on my phone now...

  • @shawndraconis2267
    @shawndraconis2267 Před 6 lety +32

    It's just the way things are these days. When I was a kid, my friends and I were addicted to riding our bikes after school.

    • @yungmajin4860
      @yungmajin4860 Před 6 lety +6

      The clasic when i was a kid

    • @U6kCtBuN
      @U6kCtBuN Před 5 lety +1

      its true though

    • @U6kCtBuN
      @U6kCtBuN Před 5 lety +6

      last decade we were addicted to tvs, the decade before that we were addicted to radio. people dont seem to care as much about smoking or alcohol though, despite them being actual addictions people cant just drop like that.

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag Před 5 lety +2

      Yes, building make shift ramps and cruising till sunset.

    • @palefeathervaldez3563
      @palefeathervaldez3563 Před 5 lety +13

      Riding bikes is a healthy habit, staring into your cell phone, tablet all day is NOT! Big difference.

  • @BBC600
    @BBC600 Před 6 lety +497

    The Samsung tablet is just being used as a babysitter!

    • @ghostspectre1861
      @ghostspectre1861 Před 6 lety +40

      Yup. Out goes parental responsibility.

    • @CircumcisionIsChildAbuse
      @CircumcisionIsChildAbuse Před 6 lety +7

      Yeah and take away tvs, computers and phones, and you know what society blamed things on? whatever was popular at the time. Did you know back in the victorian era, people used to complain about people's obsession with short hand written messages as oppossed to long well thought out, articulated letters and people have written complaints identical to the one's use we today for phones? that peoples faces are now always in short messages instead of reading long articulated letters. So....the pattern. People will continually critique and pass judgement on the things that orientate a majority of our time. Be it, TV, Computers, Phones, what is the actual difference, I could spend a month of my life watching historical documentaries on youtube, is that any less valuable than reading history books at a library? It certainly would take up more time if I did and far less convenient. Phones engage us into social settings that we would never be exposed to other wise. Which is good and bad for each specific reason. Internets cult of out rage created SJW's and also Critical Thinkers and Skeptics and everyone else. the good and bad are always present with everything. Long term effects of phone useage, try the long term effects of sports injuries from excessive sports activities that people force onto their kids thinking its good for them.

    • @sarahgale8695
      @sarahgale8695 Před 6 lety +1

      parental responsibility was thrown out by liberals making parenting methods that involve asking babies (even infants) if they want their diapers changed. it's neglect and it's hiding under this idea that we should treat babies like adults and not take care of them unless they ask you to. we're talking about babies walking around with constant diaper rash because they didn't ask to have their diaper changed so to do so would be a breach of trust. oh and don't think that a baby crying means they want you to take care of their needs because if they cry it means don't take care of them. i'm not even making this up. it's a real movement happening now primarily among young liberal parents.

    • @errorASMR
      @errorASMR Před 6 lety +3

      sad

    • @ashaprilr4859
      @ashaprilr4859 Před 6 lety +2

      EXACTLY

  • @Chantwizzle
    @Chantwizzle Před 6 lety +11

    That little boy looks dead inside.
    When I quit social media there was a lot of "I'll miss your posts and photos." Most of these people are people I know in real life. Some live far away, but they could easily text or call me. Nothing. Very few have made efforts to keep in touch. I recently switched to a flip phone to curb my mindless surfing. I'm liberated.

  • @aaron___6014
    @aaron___6014 Před 6 lety +62

    My neighbor(s) have 5 children and my region recently had a big snow storm almost a week ago. I work from home and during this entire length of time the children have only been out to play once. Why were they outside? The power went out for several hours so they had nothing to do.
    To me this is crazy. When I was a kid I spent hours outside during the winter.

    • @chickennugget6233
      @chickennugget6233 Před 6 lety +5

      @edwardschlosser1 "feminized group of sissies" ...........

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag Před 5 lety +4

      @edwardschlosser1 I shoveled snow for dough while experiencing minor frostbite, mowed lawns and delivered newspapers as well while cherishing a 5 dollar bill or whatever. My contributions to Social Security thereafter started @ age 15 Lifeguarding/maintenance for the city pool. Since then, I have served in the Military, Fed Gov. and now State (Indiana). Each Generation is Different but I never witnessed such a lack of interaction and or attachment to the cell/smart phones in the last 2 to 4 years. It's not just young people with the cell phone addiction but people of all ages as well.

    • @matthewsamartino5660
      @matthewsamartino5660 Před 5 lety +1

      I’m lazy and proud

    • @theshadowman8801
      @theshadowman8801 Před 4 lety

      When i was a kid in 2010 i throwed snow at my mom and ate snow

    • @doncoleman3904
      @doncoleman3904 Před 4 lety

      That’s really sad what these devices doing too people’s mental and health

  • @AkshayPatel18252
    @AkshayPatel18252 Před 6 lety +58

    A lot of times, it's just more convenient to give a kid a tablet or a phone just to help them behave in public, sadly. I've seen many such children who spend all day on these devices, failing to interact with the environment (other people, toys, games, books, etc.) but becoming eloquent on social media or games, like the son in this family.
    As was mentioned, giving him something to do outside of the tablet helps him cut his time down. The parents need to lead by example and put their phones down, too. My parents did the same thing, and they used to force me to read, interact with people professionally at a very young age, answer the home phone, etc., and they always led by example. Kids idolize their parents, and these parents can't place all of the blame on social media or the devices social media platforms use.

    • @bbb_888
      @bbb_888 Před 6 lety +3

      Well said, I totally agree.

    • @dwaynewladyka577
      @dwaynewladyka577 Před 6 lety +2

      Akshay Patel There are little children who are clearly addicted to computers, smartphones and tablets. There are ones who get on their parent's computers or smartphones and post inappropriate comments on news sites or other channels on CZcams. It makes it annoying for us adults. I agree with you.

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag Před 5 lety +3

      I have never reared any children to my regret, but to see a "mother" addicted to her cell phone ignoring her children is pathetic.

    • @lynnwalker3503
      @lynnwalker3503 Před 5 lety +3

      Agreed. @@HighSpeedNoDrag

    • @nokomismn9685
      @nokomismn9685 Před 5 lety +1

      Junior just can't wait to get his very own cell phone so he can be just like dad.

  • @Riverpapercloud
    @Riverpapercloud Před 6 lety +91

    ironically.. im watching this on my phone...

  • @benny2700
    @benny2700 Před 6 lety +29

    Take a look at the Black Mirror episode 'Nose Dive'. We are slowly getting there...

  • @CardsbyMaaike
    @CardsbyMaaike Před 6 lety +144

    there's studies that tell us kids under twelve shouldn;t use these devices at all as ladies says... I encounter countless phone zombies everyday in traffic, making my life dangerous, which really upsets me, not them, cos they don;t care about anything going on outside their apps, it's sad

    • @zerohedge9642
      @zerohedge9642 Před 6 lety +3

      Maaike Uijthoven : Yes I agree. My sister let my nephew play PC / PlayStation games from a young age. His addiction was obvious to everyone but her. She was the queen of denial.
      Guess what? The kid is his is 20s, she is divorced from his father, but she still goes to make him breakfast, at her ex-husbands house where he lives.
      I blame the parents. Your child will, hopefully, eventually grow up and despise you for being weak. People need to wake up.

    • @Xenomorph-hb4zf
      @Xenomorph-hb4zf Před 6 lety +1

      Maaike Uijthoven why are you going after kids when this is mostly about you adults addicted to smartphones you should stop using it I got my smartphone when I was 10 and even I'm not addicted like what they are showing in this episode

    • @CardsbyMaaike
      @CardsbyMaaike Před 6 lety +2

      i really don't care, just saying there are studies that say these things are bad esp for kids under twelve, you should read those first..only this past week i had about 20 traffic encounters with phone zombies, young and old, not just kids, but mostly kids

    • @kkatherinee9609
      @kkatherinee9609 Před 6 lety +2

      GamingwithMohamed you sound like a typical kid who is addicted to their phone but doesn’t want to admit it

    • @panzerstef
      @panzerstef Před 6 lety +1

      Cards by Maaike I saw a guy texting and driving at the same time and he crashed and he almost ran me over.

  • @cidb.212
    @cidb.212 Před 5 lety +10

    I've never had one because I know I would turn into one of the walking phone zombies I see everywhere.

  • @Tom-xy9gb
    @Tom-xy9gb Před 6 lety +68

    My little sister is ten, and my parents ignorants bought her a phone. Now she spends only a quarter of her day sleeping and the rest on her phone. Really disgusts me. She doesn't even goes to say hello to my dad when he come home from work. Kids under 13 shouldn't be given access to this devices. I didn't even get a phone until 13, what make her more capable to have a phone? This tech ruined family interaction.

    • @stacyrodgers5013
      @stacyrodgers5013 Před 4 lety +1

      This is true

    • @jayveeaurea9091
      @jayveeaurea9091 Před 4 lety +2

      I was given my first real smart phone and iPad when I was in 4th grade and I still manage to pray the rosary twice a day and once a day for the chaplet of divine mercy. That’s just one of the examples and I still have to practice my musical instruments. See? It depends on the person and not on the gadget. Lol hahaha

    • @Србомбоница86
      @Србомбоница86 Před 4 lety +3

      @@jayveeaurea9091 no ,most kids are NOT like you ,cut the crap ,IT IS the gadgets fault ,they are build to be addictive

    • @BuickGeek24
      @BuickGeek24 Před 3 lety

      @@Србомбоница86 It's also the AI that's a big issue for politics as well

  • @kevinhong9987
    @kevinhong9987 Před 6 lety +194

    I feel bad for Jackson, he watches Jake Paul.

  • @thomasmorin2496
    @thomasmorin2496 Před 6 lety +64

    10:22 he watches Jake Paul, I'm shook

    • @philipjnz9923
      @philipjnz9923 Před 6 lety +5

      Thomas Morin every 8 year old watches him lol

    • @minecube1656
      @minecube1656 Před 6 lety +3

      Thomas Morin It was Logan Paul

  • @LarryK518
    @LarryK518 Před 6 lety +28

    yeah, but thanks to smartphones remembering to set our clocks back is no longer a big deal.

    • @KakeKittyStyle
      @KakeKittyStyle Před 5 lety +1

      Lolz. Good point!

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag Před 5 lety +2

      Yes Larry but I wish the time change was NOT in affect. Remember the old wind up loud as hell alarm clocks back in the day.

  • @werebilbyj4449
    @werebilbyj4449 Před 6 lety +51

    We had to literally stop someone from walking in front of a bus at an intersection in Brisbane once as they were too busy on their phone. There is more to life than likes and such.

  • @infinity-gn9xq
    @infinity-gn9xq Před 5 lety +19

    I m addicted to youtube. There.. I said it..

  • @rosestewart1606
    @rosestewart1606 Před 6 lety +56

    Soma...the apps are like a drug that helps us escape from what our lives have become.

    • @nettart4924
      @nettart4924 Před 5 lety +1

      That's (fiction) books to us intellectuals

    • @doncoleman3904
      @doncoleman3904 Před 4 lety

      Facts an that’s scarying

    • @dorairslinger9675
      @dorairslinger9675 Před 3 lety

      nonstop n unlimited harassment by facebook ever since i got this smart phone in feb.early this year.postings unlimited no. of strangers all over my screen soliciting my friendship that i've absolutely not interested in! delete postings requested were totally ignored...shame !!

  • @EssenceReidOxley
    @EssenceReidOxley Před 6 lety +52

    I thought it was a no brainer to not allow your young children use electronics unattended🤷🏾‍♀️

    • @MissNayNay
      @MissNayNay Před 6 lety +3

      I thought it was, too. But apparently not.

    • @duckvenom
      @duckvenom Před 5 lety +1

      We {as a nation} encourage people who don't plan {think} to reproduce and penalize those who do by wealth redistribution.
      I have family members at both ends of this spectrum and watch kids of similar ages, behaving completely different.
      It's amazingly sad. We used to tell people not to depend on calculators, now AI programs their impulses.

  • @widxx235
    @widxx235 Před 6 lety +68

    this is the true zombie apocolypse its already here and its only gonna get worse

    • @Ostipherous
      @Ostipherous Před 5 lety +4

      You are so right! We throw the term around thinking it is sci-fi but what do you know..we have become the zombies!

    • @glodusmuspell9069
      @glodusmuspell9069 Před 5 lety +2

      Zombies we are

  • @Canucks44219
    @Canucks44219 Před 6 lety +27

    uh oh 5:19 "You're building amazing SHlT" haha Might not want to air that lol

  • @aurorawolfe6060
    @aurorawolfe6060 Před 5 lety +28

    I feel like social media is also making all of us more superficial/shallow or narcissistic, on top of everything else mentioned in this video. I've gotten rid of Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat. Can't seem to get away from CZcams and Twitter. Although I will say, I use Twitter for political news and CZcams mostly for news and documentaries so I'm not completely wasting my time doing nothing.

  • @darquequeen2323
    @darquequeen2323 Před 6 lety +131

    Smart devices are making humanity just the opposite.

  • @katiix
    @katiix Před 5 lety +8

    I'm legit addicted to my phone! I looked at my CZcams stats one day and it said I watched CZcams for 6 hours within 24hrs. I was like how tf! I have a serious problem!!!

  • @josefholzer2433
    @josefholzer2433 Před 6 lety +88

    Who allows there kid to have there own tablet? And they never sleep! Crazy!

    • @toucan516
      @toucan516 Před 6 lety +3

      Josef Holzer
      Are you some old man?

    • @MikeTXBC
      @MikeTXBC Před 6 lety +10

      It's a good question. A little kid shouldn't have a tablet or at least access to one whenever he wants. Realistically, neither should the teens since they've shown they lack impulse control and the capability to make a sound judgment call when it comes to turning off their phones.

    • @McLovinMods
      @McLovinMods Před 6 lety +3

      @@MikeTXBC byyourlogic no teens should have access to a phone , as well as the majority of adults. When it comes to phones almost nobody has impulse control

    • @MikeTXBC
      @MikeTXBC Před 5 lety

      @@McLovinMods Technically, I agree with your statement. Most of the so-called adults I've met haven't psychologically progressed beyond high school (if they're lucky).

    • @makeithappenent11
      @makeithappenent11 Před 5 lety

      MOST kids have a TABLET or PHONE .... SAME THING!

  • @bridgetandrade349
    @bridgetandrade349 Před 6 lety +4

    I’m literally watching this addictive show on my phone using the CZcams app, which helped me find it. It is addicting...

  • @leartisted3903
    @leartisted3903 Před 6 lety +26

    Thank you. I needed this. It was sometime after 1am on the UK when I was about to switch off my phone when I saw this pop up in my notifications (ironically!).
    It's literally got to a point where I'm wasting my life on Facebook. It's so addictive I check it first thing in the morning, ignore people's texts and WhatsApp and don't want to speak to others. I've noticed I've gotten lazier, I get frustrated plus my attention span has gotten so short. Normally I'll read a few news websites but I couldn't even concentrate to read.
    Not only that, but it's like God keeps pointing out certain things I'm meant to be getting on with instead and I keep ignoring. This video has made up my mind. I'm old enough to remember life before the Internet was needed for everything so I just want a steadier pace. Use it for important things like events etc instead of splurging my life in it.
    Not only that, but didn't they notice a certain swearword in full view on this? It's meant to be a family show!

    • @bbb_888
      @bbb_888 Před 6 lety +2

      Well said :)

    • @zerohedge9642
      @zerohedge9642 Před 6 lety +2

      LeArtiste D : I dumped Fakebook years ago. I am fine with quick texts but if you want to deal with me you need to meet me in person or talk to me.
      FYI: YOU are wasting your life on Fakebook. Time to wake up.

  • @FukaiKokoro
    @FukaiKokoro Před 6 lety +14

    People need to step up and actually parent,stop throwing tablets and phones at your kids. Phones are pacifying people to not care about real world issues. Stop enjoying moments.Like concerts,nature etc.......People stop enjoying real life. Its funny that people think smart phones make them more productive when in reality it makes them much less productive,

  • @francoislemieux9219
    @francoislemieux9219 Před 6 lety +3

    Tips: Turn every notification OFF (except maybe phone call). You'll end up spending waaaay less time on your phone. Thats what I did and it helped a lot.

  • @gabe-po9yi
    @gabe-po9yi Před 5 lety +4

    The mom says she's worried about the study exposing her as a bad mom. I wouldn't call her a bad mom because she lets her 8 y/o spend up to 10 hours a day on his tablet, but I would say she is neglectful, as is his father. They're letting his device spend time with him, so they don't have to.

  • @mikemorrison3913
    @mikemorrison3913 Před 6 lety +5

    When you're walking to somewhere by yourself, there's no problem using your phone on the way, but once you get there, maybe turn it off lol..

  • @tspiderkeeper
    @tspiderkeeper Před 6 lety +14

    Reason we Americans you Canadians and rest of the world is addicted are games,texting,and apps. Its also technology that allows us to do anything even order food at restaurants for pickup or delivery.

    • @zerohedge9642
      @zerohedge9642 Před 6 lety +1

      TSpider Keeper : I like the McD app. It works, great deals, easy, I don't have to deal with bad speakers or a snotty employee.

    • @tspiderkeeper
      @tspiderkeeper Před 6 lety +1

      right

    • @rosestewart1606
      @rosestewart1606 Před 6 lety

      I ordered pizza while traveling through the US when I wasn't even sure what town our hotel was in 😂 we normally go to places like diners but Dominos had no problem finding us. And we found the hotel on hotels.com before we got off the highway and my phone got us there with Google maps

    • @Србомбоница86
      @Србомбоница86 Před 5 lety

      @@rosestewart1606 would you people even be functional without these phones lol

  • @sithlordhibiscus9936
    @sithlordhibiscus9936 Před 5 lety +6

    I left social media abt 1 year ago and I LOVE it. I chose to bc of anxiety disorder and depression; I was on FB and I would be reading/seeing pictures of people's children, their achievements, etc. while and simultaneously feeling like more of a failure than I already felt I was because I was struggling to get depression and finances under control. I don't care to look at my phone. I have to leave it off of my person at work for HIPAA reasons, and I don't even check it but once or twice a day to respond - selectively - to my best mate's text msgs and to make sure that there is nothing super important (like a txt about my bank account or a medical emergency). I also play solitaire when i need to entertain myself in some other fashion and have forgotten a book or my sketch pad.

  • @tylergann5
    @tylergann5 Před 4 lety +1

    I remember the world before smartphones! It was so much better than it is now!

  • @thinkhard45
    @thinkhard45 Před 6 lety +104

    Self control is key.

    • @KILLKING110
      @KILLKING110 Před 6 lety +17

      yea right try telling that to companies because the companies literally hire psychologists, addiction specialists, etc to make there products as addictive as possible trust me the cards are very much stacked against you

    • @zerohedge9642
      @zerohedge9642 Před 6 lety +6

      Splak : Sure. If you are an adult. I think it is criminal to give children under the age of 16 free access to devices.

    • @zerohedge9642
      @zerohedge9642 Před 6 lety +2

      KILLKING110 : And people give these devices to children. Why?

    • @kerrymarris4260
      @kerrymarris4260 Před 5 lety +1

      Splak ,4 year olds don't have any.

    • @nokomismn9685
      @nokomismn9685 Před 5 lety

      @@zerohedge9642- People give these devices to children because it's a whole lot easier to raise a brain dead zombie than a real human being.

  • @Slodin
    @Slodin Před 6 lety +7

    I feel like an old man among others around the same age but I'm only in my mid 20s...I don't do any of those...Only a few friends of mine don't extensively use their mobile devices, the common thing we share is probably we all don't have social media or barely ever use them. The ironic part is I'm a software engineer currently working on mobile development...

  • @livefree1111
    @livefree1111 Před 6 lety +16

    As I watch this show on my phone 📱😉

  • @lockergr
    @lockergr Před 6 lety +1

    CZcams is doing something and on my CZcams it allows me to set a reminder to take a break after as frequently as I choose. The problem is is that I end up just ignoring it. I'm typically on my phone when I'm doing housework, so I watch out listen videos to make the time pass by.

  • @the_big_al_01
    @the_big_al_01 Před 3 lety +3

    I'm 19, and I am proud to say I am not addicted to my phone. I barely use social media on it (maybe 3 minutes a day)... I use my cell phone mainly for calling and texting, and other productivity stuff (like calendars and banking). Most other stuff I do on my desktop- even Facebook, I prefer to do it on a computer. The nice thing about doing things on your desktop is that it's not constantly with you, so you can only check it at certain times. If I was given a flip phone instead of my iPhone, I would have no problem with that

    • @bburnsga
      @bburnsga Před 10 měsíci

      Good for you! A flip phone is safer, for sure...not as much radiation.

    • @osirisbeeblebrox6698
      @osirisbeeblebrox6698 Před 9 měsíci

      Get a flip phone and take it to the next level. I have one guy who has a flip phone working for me, the other two guys have smart phones. The flip phone guy is by far my best worker, because he is never on his phone.

  • @samday414
    @samday414 Před 4 lety +1

    These shows make tech out to be all bad. But in the last year I have learnt to play the piano, speak and foreign language and improved my maths skills using apps. I would never have been able to afford private lessons but apps made learning more accessible for me.

  • @badmojo420
    @badmojo420 Před 6 lety +141

    Because it stimulates your brain. There, I saved you 20minutes.

  • @melissaharmon3808
    @melissaharmon3808 Před 2 lety +2

    I started feeling anxious just watching this video... but I guess I needed to watch it. Even though I have no children. I think I needed to watch it.
    One topic that should have been mentioned in this video is how texting or visiting any internet site, interferes with a person's ability to drive a motor vehicle safely.

  • @mav8855
    @mav8855 Před 4 lety +3

    🙃 just got a notification from Apple saying my daily average is 15hr and 40 some minutes. Trust me I
    Don't have a life

  • @Davidagarcia911
    @Davidagarcia911 Před 3 lety +2

    I try my best to get my children off their electronics. Every day, I tell them, “put all electronics away” for a specific period of time throughout the day. It works a bit.
    “Well, we’re bored dad”
    Me; “that’s good. Being bored is good. You’re a kid, figure it out.”

  • @violah
    @violah Před 6 lety +7

    Lol I use my phone a lot my eyes be stuck on the screen smh😂💀

  • @MsHojat
    @MsHojat Před 6 lety +1

    Why do they single out smart phones? This should apply to personal computers in general whether it's a desktop, laptop, tablet, or mobile.
    In addition, the most important factor is a breakdown of the _type of usage_ - viewing/listening/reading non-interactive content, writing public content, accessing social media services, playing games, and simply talking with people.

    • @lenitaa7938
      @lenitaa7938 Před 6 lety +2

      Mshojat Because the Smartphones are so small and handy! We carry them with us everywhere! More potential for addiction! They have become a Necessity in our lives!

  • @bmw803
    @bmw803 Před 6 lety +22

    The problem here is not the phone. It's human behavior. Just like guns, knives, or anything else. "I need my phone". WHAT FOR? To gossip on facebook all day? Again, priorities at the wrong place.

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag Před 5 lety +2

      Uh Joe, Guns, knives and or Sling shots are a totally different spectrum Dude. You are Right regarding Human Behavior, but have never witnessed a person and persons addicted to a device such as a cell phone in comparison with a weapon.

    • @lynnwalker3503
      @lynnwalker3503 Před 5 lety

      Unless you just choose not to use one, but unfortunately, many people don't make that choice, or not for long. @@Србомбоница86

  • @tertiuscarstens7084
    @tertiuscarstens7084 Před 6 lety +2

    My cousin and spoke about this very issue last night. If I could get away with it and only stay in touch with family and friends via email I would ditch my phone before the day is over. Society functioned just fine without cell-phones.

  • @iamme5988
    @iamme5988 Před 6 lety +5

    5:16 Did they even censor that on TV? (look at the board)

  • @TheElenaBieber1
    @TheElenaBieber1 Před 5 lety +2

    my 2019 goal is to use my phone just to answer messages and calls. maybe post a pic. but live the moment and just enjoy life as we did before smartphones existed

  • @fordhammie
    @fordhammie Před 4 lety +6

    This cellphone addicted generation is called “The Walking Dead!”

  • @fibonachos4039
    @fibonachos4039 Před 5 lety

    Of course! The smartphone is a phone. It is a mailbox. It is an organizer. It is a computer and a calculator. It replaces magazines and books. It is a television and a game console. It is a radio. It is a calendar and a notebook. etc etc

  • @painfreesunrise
    @painfreesunrise Před 6 lety +15

    I will never be such a zombie. I still have an old cellphone (10 years old) and I hardly use it. I wont buy a smartfone.

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag Před 5 lety +4

      Right on and I have a flip phone. I can access internet at work or at home but not addictive. I am 53 now and alcohol is MY problem.

    • @dejgmh1
      @dejgmh1 Před 4 lety +1

      @@HighSpeedNoDrag 😂😂sorry your honesty makes my day

  • @thehibernatingturtle4016

    I'm just over a month since quitting social media. I'm so much happier. Took about 3 weeks before I stopped instinctively going for those icons.
    CZcams is the only thing I use, mostly music, news, or self help channels.

  • @ruen99
    @ruen99 Před 6 lety +9

    who says im addicted to my smartphone 😐

  • @siuchau9702
    @siuchau9702 Před 5 lety +1

    Quiting Pokemon go was one the best experience in my life. I discovered lost time and actually enjoyed the real world.

  • @avajane5707
    @avajane5707 Před 6 lety +3

    Well i need a phone because i fly on a plane alone to visit family. And also i have to take the bus for an hour to school. So i have to be able to communicate with my parents and other family members. But i do use social media and contact friends

  • @somalikanye8642
    @somalikanye8642 Před 6 lety +2

    No devices for my future kids for the first several yrs and restrictions when i do finally let them use it. So many kids are addicted nowadays

  • @rajeshsahani7051
    @rajeshsahani7051 Před 6 lety +16

    Read good books best solution

  • @bike4peaceRTW
    @bike4peaceRTW Před 4 lety

    7:20---- I do this too. I only watch sports on TV but I find myself grabbing my phone during every commercial or stoppage in play.

  • @safir2241
    @safir2241 Před 6 lety +20

    Luckily I use my phone an hour a month. Maybe less I dunno.
    Update: I don’t even use my phone for communication. I canceled my phone plan.

  • @Bucknutty
    @Bucknutty Před 5 lety

    I like the mom " we've been trying to tell her that for years" but is also on her phone almost as much lol

  • @felixthecat5416
    @felixthecat5416 Před 6 lety +10

    Variable rewards? so that is what we are calling intermittent reinforcement nowadaze-- Sigh if only Skinner cood see what he hath wrought-- wipes tear

  • @thewewguy8t88
    @thewewguy8t88 Před 5 lety

    2 years later this is even more relivent.

  • @MrBrooklynknightz
    @MrBrooklynknightz Před 6 lety +8

    Thank God I'm not like that.

  • @brandonyen7837
    @brandonyen7837 Před 5 lety +2

    I use my phone for everything watching this , movie and buying stuff online but I don’t use social media and I like to use the phone better then my iPad .

  • @SgtJoeSmith
    @SgtJoeSmith Před 4 lety +4

    those billionaire phone companies keeping you on your phone poor instead of out making money and getting rich

  • @katiix
    @katiix Před 5 lety +2

    Hilarious when he was helping people text while walking lmao 😂😂😂

  • @laurieh4742
    @laurieh4742 Před 6 lety +5

    She needs to retire as a mother and him as a father

  • @gregorys6838
    @gregorys6838 Před 4 lety

    I used to walk a lot in down town Seattle, I call it the city tilted heads. Almost ran in to me on three different occasions. I felt like the only person looking straight ahead.

  • @FukaiKokoro
    @FukaiKokoro Před 6 lety +6

    Alcohol addiction is less dangerous at this point in time, because at least we have laws preventing people from driving under the influence, no one throws a fit about DUI laws acting like they are horrible.No we have DUI laws to prevent us from serious harm or murder. Yet when laws preventing people from using their phones everyone gets angry and thinks its absurd. We should penalize car manufacturers for putting devices built inside the car,and require them to stop manufacturing built in tablets and a device thatll shut down your technology until your cars engine is shut off and stopped. People think that hands free and built in technology is safe,because why would they manufacture cars with these devices if they where dangerous? People are too trusting of car manufactures. Its NOT the device that matters its how it EFFECTS your brain when driving, hand free and Bluetooth is equal to that of hand held texting while driving..Its safer to drink and drive.

    • @myriamkay
      @myriamkay Před 6 lety +1

      Fukai Kokoro there are laws about texting and driving

  • @gracemacleod5779
    @gracemacleod5779 Před 6 lety +1

    I'm not a slave to my phone. People sometimes get annoyed with me, because I only check my phone 3 times a day.

  • @azqxswAashta
    @azqxswAashta Před 6 lety +31

    So nobody's gonna talk about 4YallEnt making an appearance? :O

    • @babyed69
      @babyed69 Před 6 lety

      good eye fam

    • @Matthewrules28282929
      @Matthewrules28282929 Před 6 lety +1

      Didn’t recognize him without the DU!!!

    • @Yatukih_001
      @Yatukih_001 Před 6 lety +1

      We´re going to talk about what we are supposed to talk about - flat earth, flying saucers, science, education, spirituality, manipulation of the electoral college, how the actor based reality was behind all the false flags, etc....we will know intuitively what to talk about and when, because that is what we are supposed to do. If the 4 YAllEnt is going to be part of that, then we will talk about it...

  • @06lilweezy1991
    @06lilweezy1991 Před 4 lety +1

    I’m embarrassed to say that at some point in my life my screen time was regularly 11-12 HOURS💀

  • @uweschroeder
    @uweschroeder Před 6 lety +24

    Funny. My smartphone is usually somewhere in my car or my backpack - generally empty from me forgetting to plug it in. I hated mobile phones back in the early 90ies when they came up and that hasn't changed. There's nothing I really need the phone for except when I'm stuck in some ditch with a flat or when I'm out on a trail and something goes wrong. I much rather interact in person with people, so yeah, I might be the politically incorrect friend who shows up at the front door unannounced because I forgot to send a text that I'm coming over.
    Quick fix: set your phone to mute. That's my setting. I will check when I feel like it and that may be days...

    • @bbb_888
      @bbb_888 Před 6 lety

      I'm actually kinda like you!

    • @zerohedge9642
      @zerohedge9642 Před 6 lety +3

      Uwe Schroeder : Good for you. I am over 50. Rare for anyone to say they don't check their phone every 10 seconds. As far as showing up unannounced? Nope. Not at my house. At least call, first.

    • @whoome1638
      @whoome1638 Před 6 lety +2

      I agree but I’m not a fan of surprise company. I would say it’s just a generational difference but my grandmother is the same so It could just be the way I was raised.

    • @uweschroeder
      @uweschroeder Před 6 lety +2

      I grew up when some people didn't even have a phone, much less would use it for something as trivial as saying you're coming over. So you'd just use the door bell for that. If someone opens, good. If the person opens and says "sorry have to time today" - good too (although that happened rarely). If nobody opened, just move on.
      I know, these days you have to send a text before you ring the bell or knock or even pull up the driveway. It really is a generation thing.

    • @ivankraft8231
      @ivankraft8231 Před 6 lety +2

      Having grown up in a world without mobile phones (just "the phone" on a wall or counter) gives me a different perspective on this as well. But there are many people fitting that description (like the parents in the clip) who still got sucked straight into the vortex. Everybody needs to turn off their phones, read the first chapter of Thoreau's Walden ("Economy"), and reflect on what they really need. P.S. I blame the X-Files.

  • @chadchad7875
    @chadchad7875 Před 3 lety

    What’s so bad about doing something you enjoy? Also when it comes to you not being able to do tasks you never get that many notifications in the first place and if you do then you turn off notifications if you’re doing something important.

  • @MaximRecoil
    @MaximRecoil Před 5 lety +3

    "Why -you're- simpletons [are] addicted to -your- their smartphone[s]"
    Fixed.

  • @belowthesilvermoonBe
    @belowthesilvermoonBe Před 4 lety

    I was at the hair salon where girl maybe 12 years old was getting her cut. I told my stylist how much I loved this young girls hair cut. She went from long hair to a Bob style. She seemed to love it too. As Her mom was getting her hair cut, the girl was in the reflection of the mirror where I sat. She had put a toque on and started to cry. I think it suddenly sunk in she had cut her long hair off. Her mom says "Jenny, have you posted it on Instagram? That will make you feel better after all your friends see it. You should Post it right now hun!"
    I felt like I was in the Twilight zone! Post it to make you feel better? Really mom? I wanted to say.

  • @StephenAndrew777
    @StephenAndrew777 Před 6 lety +6

    I'm not addicted to a smartphone at all, I've never purchased a texting device. Or a lottery ticket, for that matter.

  • @user-qq5lf3lg2o
    @user-qq5lf3lg2o Před 6 lety +2

    The notification sounds throughout this video is driving me crazy. Lmao!

  • @tundratomo
    @tundratomo Před 6 lety +66

    i do not have one, nor will i ever have one. i watch all these zombies daily, no thank you

    • @zerohedge9642
      @zerohedge9642 Před 6 lety +11

      tundratomo : I agree. I am adult. I didn't have a smart phone until 3 years ago. I do use it daily as a mini computing device. But I don't use to play games. I use it to check my bank account, investments, email, news.
      But I am an adult and over the age of 50.

    • @MsHojat
      @MsHojat Před 6 lety +3

      I would have one, but the price of mobile data in Canada is far higher than what I consider reasonable. Canada's mobile data rates are like the highest in the world or something. That said if I did have one, I still don't see myself using it much, since I'm not a fan of most mobile games, nor most social media services.
      While I don't have a mobile, I spend copious amounts of time on desktop PC instead, so it's not a world of difference.

    • @TheSproutarian
      @TheSproutarian Před 6 lety +4

      Nicely said. I don't have one either, nor do l have a mobile phone. Don't know about facebook and twitter thankfully.

    • @mariekatherine5238
      @mariekatherine5238 Před 6 lety +4

      Watching this on a tablet. Don't have a smart phone or PC. Don't use social media at all. Watch selected You Tube, email for basic communication, google, word, excel for work. I have a Trac Phone from 2005, flip phone with text, can take photos, but not on internet. Suits me fine.

    • @sheepphic
      @sheepphic Před 6 lety +3

      I'm a teen and I have a smartphone, but I basically never use it, and never at all for anything other than texting or calling

  • @royfr8136
    @royfr8136 Před 5 lety

    Happy to hear the word 'addictive' rather than the annoying 'addicting'

  • @99rylee
    @99rylee Před 6 lety +39

    Fb is boring

  • @Snow.Frostborne_Ch
    @Snow.Frostborne_Ch Před 5 lety +1

    I’m just in my phone to avoid people as I’m walking, most of the time I’m just looking at a screen shot of iMessage to look like I’m actually taking to people.

  • @GAMINGFOREXPERTS
    @GAMINGFOREXPERTS Před 6 lety +15

    I see lack of discipline

  • @acajudi100
    @acajudi100 Před 6 lety +4

    I do not take electronics outside my house.I had the 4$ but it split open, so I do not use it. I love my mini -pad .
    I am retired, so I can be on YT.

  • @wantsanewvehicle
    @wantsanewvehicle Před 6 lety +3

    Sorry but kids under 14-16yo shouldn't have a smart phone or tablet.

    • @toucan516
      @toucan516 Před 6 lety

      Yes, why not limit the future generation access to futuristic items!

  • @supernova11491
    @supernova11491 Před 5 lety +1

    Marketplace is such an amusing, informational & educational show; watching becoming part of a satisfying routine!🤣

  • @adeyabebaabebe8745
    @adeyabebaabebe8745 Před 6 lety +42

    how sad.... Jesus died to give us life and we call our phone "its my life"

    • @yungmajin4860
      @yungmajin4860 Před 6 lety +7

      I get it but this is not the place for it

    • @TheFourthWinchester
      @TheFourthWinchester Před 5 lety +1

      Jesus gave up his life to serve Lord Shiva. Not for u.

    • @Jesus.Is.My.Captain
      @Jesus.Is.My.Captain Před 5 lety +3

      @@yungmajin4860 There is always a place for Jesus - There is always a place for YOU in his heart - that is why he died for us. I also want to point out that it is written - but whoever denies me before men, I also will deny before my Father who is in heaven.

    • @Jesus.Is.My.Captain
      @Jesus.Is.My.Captain Před 5 lety +2

      @@Non-religiou Answer me this - what do you think would have happened if Jesus chose to listen to Peter when Peter told him that he should not go to Jerusalem to suffer many things and be killed ?

    • @Jesus.Is.My.Captain
      @Jesus.Is.My.Captain Před 5 lety +2

      @@Non-religiou Your response is telling me you are unable to understand my point. Let me explain for you in an easier language. You wrote ‘ don’t bring religion into this ‘. What I understood from that is that YOU are telling me to stop telling people about Jesus. Now my response means that Peter did a similar thing to Jesus by telling him that he was not to go to the cross. Now if Jesus had listened to Peter in the same way you want me to listen to you , then no one would be able to be saved and inherit eternal life because the world would not have a saviour. JESUS was sent to save people from their sins - WE are here for the purpose of telling people about Jesus so they can go to Jesus and be healed and saved. There are people in this world that cannot be silenced no matter how much people scream and shout at them like a child who is having a tantrum because they cannot get their own way. Here is an example - And when he had said these things, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. When he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount that is called Olivet, he sent two of the disciples, saying, “Go into the village in front of you, where on entering you will find a colt tied, on which no one has ever yet sat. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ you shall say this: ‘The Lord has need of it.’” So those who were sent went away and found it just as he had told them. And as they were untying the colt, its owners said to them, “Why are you untying the colt?” And they said, “The Lord has need of it.” And they brought it to Jesus, and throwing their cloaks on the colt, they set Jesus on it. And as he rode along, they spread their cloaks on the road. As he was drawing near-already on the way down the Mount of Olives-the whole multitude of his disciples began to rejoice and praise God with a loud voice for all the mighty works that they had seen, saying, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord! Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!” And some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples.” He answered, “I tell you, if these were silent, the very stones would cry out.” Now to respond to your latest message. It is also written in the Bible - Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.”

  • @ramirenriquez6795
    @ramirenriquez6795 Před 6 lety

    Because people crave connection nowadays in a much deeper sense. We also use a lot of information that the phone can easily provide

  • @Bullminator
    @Bullminator Před 6 lety +6

    I hate using a phone. Dont even know how to install a app and i dont even want to learn it, because i dont care.
    It just fells like it tooks away your free time. If a person wants to interact with me, come to be personaly.

    • @lenitaa7938
      @lenitaa7938 Před 6 lety +2

      TheBookWorm1718 I disagree.. Facebook does bring people together socially and creates more friends.. on the international level! We learn about other cultures, and are exposed to other issues and subjects!
      Yes, it can waste time and can be addictive! Using a time limit can be helpful!

    • @HighSpeedNoDrag
      @HighSpeedNoDrag Před 5 lety

      ​@martin corderoy Right On Bro.

  • @dancarlton7973
    @dancarlton7973 Před 4 lety

    Can you imagine living back in the 1970s or 1980s, when there were no iPhones or Androids. My Samsung Galaxy phone and a previous phone, the iPhone is making me think those times were boring. I would end up needing radios and newspapers. But I'm not addicted to Facebook.