Smartphone Addiction

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Many of the apps on smartphones take advantage of the cognitive vulnerabilities of the human brain to hijack people’s attentions and divert it from real life, as well as from more healthy and productive ways to spend time. This phenomenon applies to many popular internet sites as well, as they make money by monetizing the attention of their viewers, often by selling advertisements and subscriptions.