I have observed a new lifestyle in the last few years in the university city Leiden in the Netherlands. I call it the Smartphone Lifestyle.
I think it's sick.
Several studies have been done about what distinguishes the upper 10 percent of society in terms of income and wealth compared to the lowest 10 percent.
Time and again the single most distinguishing factor was how many hours did they watch television. You guessed right. The upper 10 percent hardly ever watches the tube, the poorest 10 percent spend 8 hours a day getting their brains polluted.
The difference between watching the tube and working your smartphone all day is just that the latter lifestyle doesn't exclude mobility which is good for your health while with the tube your lifestyle is limited to the couch.
But besides that, it's the same. Smartphone addiction won't bring you any good at all in your life. The top 10 percent in this world use their time well. They are producers and create value. If they DO use a smartphone or computer, they use these devices selectively and efficiently. The lower middle class gets interrupted by that stuff all day and doesn't accomplish anything. Not now, not 30 years from now.
If you agree with me, let's spread a new proverb:
"The rich get richer and the poor are checking their smartphones every 2 minutes. "
I think it's sick.
Several studies have been done about what distinguishes the upper 10 percent of society in terms of income and wealth compared to the lowest 10 percent.
Time and again the single most distinguishing factor was how many hours did they watch television. You guessed right. The upper 10 percent hardly ever watches the tube, the poorest 10 percent spend 8 hours a day getting their brains polluted.
The difference between watching the tube and working your smartphone all day is just that the latter lifestyle doesn't exclude mobility which is good for your health while with the tube your lifestyle is limited to the couch.
But besides that, it's the same. Smartphone addiction won't bring you any good at all in your life. The top 10 percent in this world use their time well. They are producers and create value. If they DO use a smartphone or computer, they use these devices selectively and efficiently. The lower middle class gets interrupted by that stuff all day and doesn't accomplish anything. Not now, not 30 years from now.
If you agree with me, let's spread a new proverb:
"The rich get richer and the poor are checking their smartphones every 2 minutes. "
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