The Backlash Against the Screen

The Backlash Against the Screen
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Anyone who has lived through the last several decades of technological revolution has been witness to a remarkable shift in public opinion. The backlash against the screen is hitting new heights as schools ban smartphones and unplug the expensive laptops that were supposed to save the world. It is pretty obvious at this point that this entire digital apparatus had the reverse effect, downgrading scores, reducing attention span, and spreading social alienation without precedent.

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Jeffrey A. Tucker
Jeffrey A. Tucker
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Jeffrey A. Tucker is the founder and president of the Brownstone Institute and the author of many thousands of articles in the scholarly and popular press, as well as 10 books in five languages, most recently “Liberty or Lockdown.” He is also the editor of “The Best of Ludwig von Mises.” He writes a daily column on economics for The Epoch Times and speaks widely on the topics of economics, technology, social philosophy, and culture. He can be reached at [email protected]