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Come to the Light!

Anyone notice a similarity between those photos? As I am out and about these days I notice that more and more any interaction that people are having is with the device in their hand and not with the world (or people) around them. Now, I am guilty of this as well, but I do try to be mindful of not looking at my phone constantly. I especially try to keep my phone in my pocket when with other people in a social setting. Cellphones and tablets are interesting devices from a psychological perspective. There have been studies and articles written showing that the "reward" we get from a "like", a text, a tweet, et al, is comparable to a drug. The reward center in our brain becomes "addicted" to this influx of internal "drug". Have you noticed that a lot of people "can't" put their phone down? (can't is in quotes as obviously they CAN do it, but chose not to) Even when in front of someone they care a great deal about or an import...