Are you reading this story right now on a mobile device? If so, you’re in the majority. Because so much of the traffic that comes to this site happens on social media, it’s likely that most of the readers of this particular story are doing so on their smartphone or tablet. That’s the age we live in and it’s spawning a real problem: mobile addiction.
Some make fun of it.
Mobile addict pic.twitter.com/PJpN6uBR7z
— นิยาม (@hsshero1) August 14, 2015
Globally,280 million are "mobile #addicts" who use apps over 60 times/day-4 fold over normal. http://t.co/FHFBDq0nGC pic.twitter.com/EipEh8J0dO
— Vadim (@vadimbythebay) August 27, 2015
Others acknowledge that it’s not only very real but potentially very dangerous.
What happens when we text and walk http://t.co/XsOgdMmPz3 v/ @HealthyLiving #MobileAddict
— Orange Pop (@Orange_Pop) August 17, 2015
The signs can be pretty clear.
#Mobile Addicts as those who launch mobile #apps 60 times or more per day. Are you one? http://t.co/kBYc20ulHc pic.twitter.com/tnbvAO034f
— NetAmerica Alliance (@NetAmerica4g) August 13, 2015
It may not be a totally bad thing. In the end, it really depends on how the addiction manifests. If it’s something where attachment is the cause and the ailment causes anxiety or even physical responses when away from mobile for too long, then it’s clearly a problem. If, on the other hand, it’s used to keep people informed about important events in the community and around the world while giving them the freedom to detach at any moment without conflict, then perhaps it’s not so bad.
This will never be me. I remember a time when #mobile #phones didn't exist #CellPhone #Addict #Addicted #Addiction pic.twitter.com/KuMQDoHb30
— Hashtagging Alien ???? (@HashtagginAlien) August 17, 2015
Unfortunately, the majority of people who truly are mobile addicts probably aren’t even aware that it can be a problem.
Are you a mobile phone addict? Here's how you know: http://t.co/29OYDCseJB pic.twitter.com/Cbx3mrC5bu
— Men's Health PH (@MensHealthPH) August 14, 2015