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Your Science Direct citation aligns with Dr. Victoria Dunckley’s work on ‘electronic screen syndrome’. She argues screens overstimulate the prefrontal cortex like chronic stress. I’d add that blue light disruption compounds the harm.

You’re also right about our "medieval institutions" failing to adapt. But is simplicity enough? Could we frame this as curating stimulation (e.g., deep reading over doomscrolling) rather than rejecting modernity wholesale?

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