HLTHAGE 2L03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Extraversion And Introversion, Internet Addiction Disorder, Sedentary Lifestyle
2 Jan 2019
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Luppicini: digital technology de ning key aspects of who we are, how we spend our time, how we create meaning, how we understand the world, and how we interact with others. Coming of the digital age (1990s+) has reshaped what it means to be human. Three aspects of digitality have been central to its fostering of addiction: Accessibility: as time has gone on, digital world has gotten closer to us. Have laptops and phones have it with us 24/7. Expands into other parts of lives (digital appliances, etc. ) Allowed people to not reveal their identity. May make something more addictive (relief from real world self, do things without consequences, etc. ) Gives people more control than real world. Addiction usually linked to loss of control. Breadth of mobile utility in modern life? (social, recreation, work, sex life etc. ) Yet widespread social concerns have been prompted:
