Episode Details

A listener's question about Israel's ultra-Orthodox community leads to a deep dive into what "dumbphones" can teach us about smartphone addiction. If the internet is what makes phones compulsive, are non-internet phones a perfect control group? We unpack the science of variable reward schedules, the confounding factors of community and religiosity, and why digital wellness features might be an admission without a solution. Episode #851722 — open it directly at myweirdprompts.com/851722