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And I think that makes it one of the most pervasive addictions and potentially dangerous...

And I think that makes it one of the most pervasive addictions and potentially dangerous ones

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And I think that makes it one
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of the most pervasive addictions
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and potentially dangerous ones.
Duration
6 seconds
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46
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:42
Uploaded
May 29, 2025
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documentary
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Filmmaker John Hyatt talks to kids, parents and experts about the impact and chilling consequences of constant smartphone screen time in today's world.
They have the ability to put down their phones. - Screened Out 00:06
They have the ability to put down their phones.
But I think these companies are doing everything they can - Screened Out 00:10
But I think these companies are doing everything they can
- When we think of addiction, we think of substances, - Screened Out 00:07
- When we think of addiction, we think of substances,
That's been true of addiction for centuries, - Screened Out 00:05
That's been true of addiction for centuries,
But things have changed, so now addiction can also apply - Screened Out 00:06
But things have changed, so now addiction can also apply
And that's what I'm interested in: - Screened Out 00:11
And that's what I'm interested in:
That's really where screens come in, because most of those, - Screened Out 00:07
That's really where screens come in, because most of...
- I think we're actually being too cautious - Screened Out 00:05
- I think we're actually being too cautious
All of the aspects of gambling addiction are present. - Screened Out 00:04
All of the aspects of gambling addiction are present.
In fact, those are the exact mechanisms - Screened Out 00:05
In fact, those are the exact mechanisms
- [Jon] And this is why checking our smartphones all day - Screened Out 00:06
- [Jon] And this is why checking our smartphones all day
In fact, it may not even be the devices, but what's on it. - Screened Out 00:06
In fact, it may not even be the devices, but what's on...
Most apps we use have been designed - Screened Out 00:09
Most apps we use have been designed
And what these app companies have learned, - Screened Out 00:12
And what these app companies have learned,
(slot machine chiming) - Screened Out 00:05
(slot machine chiming)
(soft jazz music) And what the heck - Screened Out 00:05
(soft jazz music) And what the heck
What keeps people playing them for hours and hours? - Screened Out 00:05
What keeps people playing them for hours and hours?
Why don't we stop playing after a win, big or small? - Screened Out 00:04
Why don't we stop playing after a win, big or small?
Well, this is because of what psychologists call - Screened Out 00:07
Well, this is because of what psychologists call
- Now, you might imagine intuitively - Screened Out 00:04
- Now, you might imagine intuitively