Rules For Screens, Part Two - by Scott Gilbertson
Last time we hurled our televisions out the window into a dumpster. If you actually did that, like I did once in college, you know that the sound of that crunch and exploding screen was awesome. Well maybe not, CRT screens aren’t around anymore. Anyway, if you didn’t actually hurl it out a window, well, hopefully you at least sold or gave away your TV. Remember, you can have a television or you can have a life. Televisions are not the screen everyone wrings their hands over these days though. That’s a little odd to me because according to statistics on screen time, that’s where most us spend our time. But the evil de jour is phones. You phone is doing all kinds of things to you and will probably eventually be a direct contributor to the collapse of western culture if you believe everything you read. Which is sign you’re using your phone too much. I don’t love phones, and I do think we should all use them less. If you’ve feel addicted to your phone, well, um, you’re right. You are. Ever
This is part two of a series. If you haven’t yet, read part one . Last time we hurled our televisions out the window into a dumpster. If you actually did that, like I did once in college, you know that the sound of that crunch and exploding screen was awesome. Well maybe not, CRT screens aren’t around anymore. Anyway, if you didn’t actually hurl it out a window, well, hopefully you at least sold or gave away your TV. Remember, you can have a television or you can have a life. Televisions are not the screen everyone wrings their hands over these days though. That’s a lit
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