[HN Gopher] Smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution
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       Smartphone is a parasite, according to evolution
        
       Author : Eldar_
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2025-06-20 22:08 UTC (53 minutes ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (theconversation.com)
        
       | Eldar_ wrote:
       | "Head lice, fleas and tapeworms have been humanity's companions
       | throughout our evolutionary history. Yet, the greatest parasite
       | of the modern age is no blood-sucking invertebrate. It is sleek,
       | glass-fronted and addictive by design. Its host? Every human on
       | Earth with a wifi signal.
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       | Far from being benign tools, smartphones parasitise our time, our
       | attention and our personal information, all in the interests of
       | technology companies and their advertisers."
        
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