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Kids and teens are inundated with phone prompts day and night (www.nbcnews.com)
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A Common Sense Media report finds about half of 11- to 17-year-olds get at least 237 notifications a day. Some get nearly 5,000 in 24 hours. What does that do to their brains?

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[–] 34 points 3 years ago (2 children)

This is a modern day Pavlovian response. You hear a bell and you get rewarded with content and a small hit of feel good chemicals. Rinse and repeat.

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