Morning Jolt: The Dangers of an Increasingly Online World

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On the menu today: The COVID-19 pandemic forced Americans to isolate and do more through the Internet than ever before, which may have quite a few ill long-term effects for our society; the need for "resocialization" in 2021; and an update on political races in South Carolina and Louisiana.

Another Bad Pandemic Legacy: Becoming an Even-More-Online Society

Pew found earlier this year that:

As smartphones and other internet-connected devices have become more widespread, 31 percent of U.S. adults now report that they go online "almost constantly," up from 21 percent in 2015 . . . 85 percent of Americans say they go online on a daily basis. That figure includes the 31 percent who report going online almost constantly, as well as 48 percent who say they go online several times a day and 6 percent who go online about once a day.

There's a vast difference between interacting online and interacting in person; if there were no difference, ...

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 26 2021 WITH JIM GERAGHTY April 26 2021 The Dangers of an Increasingly Online World On the menu today: The COVID-19 pandemic forced Americans to isolate and do more through the Internet than ever before, which may have quite a few ill long-term effects for our society; the need for "resocialization" in 2021; and an update on political races in South Carolina and Louisiana. Another Bad Pandemic Legacy: Becoming an Even-More-Online Society Pew found earlier this year that: As smartphones and other internet-connected devices have become more widespread, 31 percent of U.S. adults now report that they go online "almost constantly," up from 21 percent in 2015 . . . 85 percent of Americans say they go online on a daily basis. That figure includes the 31 percent who report going online almost constantly, as well as 48 percent who say they go online several times a day and 6 percent who go online about once a day. There's a vast difference between interacting online and interacting in person; if there were no difference, ...   READ MORE

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