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Doc_B's avatar

I suspect they were saying the Tower of Babel was here to stay, too.

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David Marshall's avatar

Chris- incredible article. I am so glad I stumbled across your newsletter. That said, I have a question. There are several Christian writers, such as Brett McCracken and Tony Reinke, whose opinions I value greatly, but I seem to separate with them when it comes to the extent one should or should not immerse themselves into the world of social media. Namely- it seems like their arguments would be to simply be "wiser" about social media and smartphones than to remove oneself from their influence. However, when I read articles like yours, or I spend time reading thinkers such as Sherry Turkle, Cal Newport, Adam Alter, etc., I realize: whether we want to use the word addiction or not, we *are* addicted to social media and smartphones. We've allowed ourselves to sign up for these changes without considering what was happening to us as a result. So I can't agree that if we are being *deformed* by this technology, our answer is to just...step away for a few weeks and come back? To me, that seems irresponsible at best. Am I wrong for feeling so strongly about this? I'm not a pastor, but when I look at addicts in any other context, the advice feels lacking at best.

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