While I do spend a lot of time online throughout the day for work, I make an effort to limit my personal time on my phone. I don’t spend a lot of time on social media and I don’t spend a lot of time playing games on my phone either. I just don’t want my life to get lost in that world and I’m trying to be an example to my kids, who spend way too much time on their phones and tablets!
I’ve got an interesting trailer here for you to watch today for a documentary titled Screened Out and it focuses on how scarily addictive smartphones and tablets can be. This is the synopsis that was shared:
Screened Out is a provocative look at screen and smartphone addiction and how the tech industry hooked global consumers, and continues to groom future generations of screen addicts. In this timely documentary, filmmaker Jon Hyatt explores all the ways in which we are addicted to our screens, how the tech industry hooked global consumers, and its greater impact on our lives. From smartphones, portable tablets and social media, the tech industry has designed these fun immersive technologies, but are they good for us? Are we too dependent on our devices? What keeps us hooked? How is it impacting our children?
This is a subject matter that I’m very interested in and curious about, so I’m looking forward to seeing what other information this doc uncovers. Dark Star will release Screened Out direct-to-VOD on May 26th.