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    The Wall Street Journal‏Verified account @WSJ 6 Oct 2017

    The smartphone is an attention magnet unlike any our minds have had to grapple with before, says Nicholas Carr.http://on.wsj.com/2fS5Z8D 

    10:30 PM - 6 Oct 2017
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      1.  🦇 spooky pooka  🦇‏ @portnabpucai 8 Oct 2017
        Replying to @WSJ

        Look no further than the White House, or this weekend, a certain golf course, for definitive evidence.

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      1. rahul bakshi‏ @Desi_Cowboy 7 Oct 2017
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        I had a very witty reply but then my phone rang, i received a text message, and the football score alert made me forget.

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      2. Rakesh Khar‏ @rakeshkhar 6 Oct 2017
        Replying to @WSJ @srijanapiya17

        True: From my 70+ Mom to my teenage son, addiction is universal but not all about Samrtphones is either right or wrong. Fun, but with care

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      3. Dr Srijana Mitra Das‏ @srijanapiya17 6 Oct 2017
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        Absolutely, Rakesh ji.

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      2. Earl‏ @real__outcast 6 Oct 2017
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        Not anymore, 20 years ago yes. I have owned a cell phone sine the 80's

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      1. Wrong Way Corrigan‏ @radiobrendan 10 Oct 2017
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        There is more to life for sure ... http://bit.ly/2yzZeU  #socialmedia

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      1. Wait Until 8th‏ @WaitUntil8th 9 Oct 2017
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        Excellent read. Parents, consider delaying the smartphone by taking the Wait Until 8th pledge. Childhood is too short.

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      1. Mark Cody‏ @MarkCody 8 Oct 2017
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        um... have you heard of TV? It’s been atrophying minds for four score now!

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      1. Maddy‏ @maddylederman 8 Oct 2017
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        Yes 100%

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      1. Michael Wheller‏ @michael_wheller 7 Oct 2017
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        Smart phone really a very good computer which also makes calls. Like most things it depends on how humans use them whether they are useful.

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      1. Love and War‏ @train0fthoughts 7 Oct 2017
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        McCluhan foresaw the day when the #mediocracy would show its hand by paying for your attention. It IS the Holy Grail to them.

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      1. चित्रगुप्त 🇮🇳 🇨🇦‏ @twiternair 7 Oct 2017
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        Digital Addition ..Comfort in life also brings stressful mind

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      1. Ek Jesse‏ @ekyjesse 7 Oct 2017
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        facts

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      1. David Gee‏ @CurtG345 6 Oct 2017
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        All that schooling down the tubes just to yak on the phone.

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      1. Fran Butkiewicz‏ @gambler1647 6 Oct 2017
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        True! The Smartphone has hijacked the ability to communicate one on one and taken over the ability think for ourselves or recall information

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      1. Keith Darby, CAE‏ @KeithDarbyCAE 6 Oct 2017
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        Great article @WSJ! Proof that smartphone usage has unforseen consequences!

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