In the richest countries in the world, we have more leisure time, more disposable income, more access to leisure goods than ever before. And as a result, we are all struggling to know what to do with all that extra time and money. And one would hope and think that we would be engaging in deep philosophical discussions, helping each other … But instead what we’re doing is spending a whole lot of time masturbating, shopping and watching other people do things online.
— Dr. Anna Lembke in Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Digital Drugs Have Us Hooked. Dr. Anna Lembke Sees a Way Out., The New York Times, 2025 (via)