Birkenbuehl: Research will prove tech makes people ill, similar to cigarettes
Jinja Birkenbuehl · What's the Right Amount of Tech to Give Kids?: A Psychologist and Parent Weigh In · Dec 26, 2024 · at 52:09
Parent and entrepreneur Jinja Birkenbuehl compares tech industry denials and youth impact to the historical tobacco health crisis during a debate on tech's impact on youth.
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“And we're going to find out the same thing about this technology. It's, we're going to find out that this actually does make people very, very, very sick. And it's starting to show up in our young people.”
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