I suppose in part it is 'The devil makes work for idle hands to do'. In freeing up time for the individual and not being presently aware of this, you end up just filling it with less than helpful stuff.
I am not advocating for a return to less efficient means but that people need to be aware of how technology can be used create and fill gaps in odd ways.
qwm · 5h ago
That's actually a very good way of putting it. One of the things I wanted to show in the article was that a lot of the promises of tech optimism were kept, but the other consequences were ignored. What you bring up is a very large consequence that was overlooked.
I am not advocating for a return to less efficient means but that people need to be aware of how technology can be used create and fill gaps in odd ways.