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  1. Jan 2026
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    We need to reclaim our lives from our phones and 'reset,' says CBC Massey lecturer Ron Deibert | CBC Radio
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    1. monica.kanyip 19 Jan 2026
      That's not happening in a vacuum. That's happening in a social context where there's increasing loneliness. Loneliness is off the charts in industrial democracies and advanced democracies

      The high demand of internet has people glued to their phones which prevents them from going out and engaging with each other in real life, hereby resulting to the increase in loneliness. although they are putting their time in the internet, they are not fulfilling their void of the desire for connection in real life.

    2. monica.kanyip 19 Jan 2026
      A reset implies beginning again from well-thought-out first principles. It allows us to discard the errors of the old ways of going about things and start over with a solid foundation

      A complete "reset" will cause a huge impact over the world with how many active users there are in the internet. it may cause unpredictable "harms". Would adapting to a new lifestyle lead to more control to the outcome?

    3. monica.kanyip 19 Jan 2026
      Yet here we are — sleeping, eating and panicking if we can't find our phones. It's not just our own connection to these devices, but a whole infrastructure and system that needs to change

      As of 2022, there are over 5 billion internet user over the world. Especially in Asia by having over half of the percentages of users. In the same year, North America had the most internet world penetration rate, up to 93%. The data showed how much we rely on our devices.

    4. monica.kanyip 19 Jan 2026
      Information and communications technologies are, in theory, supposed to help us reason more effectively, facilitate productive dialogue and share ideas for a better future

      Social media platform allows people to express themselves, showcase their talents, and communicate with other people freely with ease, without worrying about comments in "real life". For example, Facebook, twitter, etc.

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