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chneu • today at 4:44 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

Why would anyone really benefit from just a few hours off their phones?

That's like saying not eating for a few hours makes up for eating 4000 calories at dinner.


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bmacho • today at 8:55 AM

Maybe there is a difference in phone addiction management if they are allowed to use it every 45 minutes and if they are forced to be abstinent for 7 hours straight.

I personally would've guessed many immediate positive effects just from a phone ban in school, TFA claims they have a measurement against that.

marcus_holmes • today at 5:16 AM

maybe it's more like banning smoking - stopping a smoker for 8 hours a day would definitely positively impact their health, even if they find it incredibly annoying.

margalabargala • today at 5:53 AM

It could encourage face to face socialization during those hours, which could improve mental health.

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