I'm not addicted to the internet or my smartphone. I'm addicted to information

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07 Sep, 2026 At first, I thought I was addicted to internet forums. Then Facebook appeared and soon after I discovered Reddit, Hacker News, 9GAG, Instagram and other forms of wasting life online. Smartphones and mobile internet got extremely good, so my time spent on those platforms only increased. I’m not addicted to the internet, neither to my smartphone. However, my brain is still craving for those highs from the early internet.

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