A modern man overloaded with tech gadgets, distracted by his smartphone, wearing headphones and smartwatches, with more devices peeking out of his bag and pockets — a visual metaphor for consumption disease.

Consumption Disease: When Shiny Stuff Hijacks the Human Brain

BySkywatcher

Isn’t it funny how the real important things like climate change and dangers of processed foods—things that should stop us in our tracks—barely get airtime anymore, while the latest shiny stuff gets us drooling like Pavlov’s dog? First, it was the iPhone. Then the iPhone 2. Now we’re somewhere around iPhone 87 Pro Max with…