Jamal Awil

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Pandemic isolation loosened people's digital self-control habits [fact]

Like so many of us during Covid, I was online much more than usual, because, well, where else was I going to be? Previously, I had kept my social media use under pretty tight control. But in the isolation of Covid, and my isolated life on the rock, that all fell away. Social media was one thing I didn’t have to give up in the name of that damn virus, so, I reasoned, why should I?

XREF: Connects to broader documented patterns of increased screen time and social media use during Covid lockdowns.

Naomi Klein, Doppelganger, loc. 111