fear of being without a phone

Nomophobia — the fear of being without a smart phone — is a recognisable psychological affliction.

In his book from 1930, Civilization and its Discontents (Das Unbehagen in der Kultur), Sigmund Freud says that “Man has, as it were, become a kind of prosthetic God.” He notes that: we’re so preoccupied with the problems that technology “solves” that we ignore the new problems that it creates.

Dr. Don Norman shows how this preoccupation has driven us to turn “the positive trait of curiosity into two negative ones:” distraction & addiction.

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nomophobia|The Fear of Being With a Smartphone

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1. The Fear of Being With a Smartphone
   The integration of smartphones into every aspect of our lives blurs the line between necessity and intrusion. Collecting data on a massive scale during the pandemic sets a precedent with cascading effects on autonomy and societal norms. Time to design human-centric tech systems....Mobile phones transformed from being convenient tools into lifelines for maintaining personal good-standing, leading us to digital slavery.
   
2. Technological Society
   fear of being without a phone