Gary Brecka

And there's so many stories about the scary issues around predators, but even without the direct dangerous risks of social media, you're talking about the amount of time they're spending on screens and neurodevelopmental issues.

So I highly... You seem to be a big willing participant in tech companies.

But...

Look, I mean, you and I grew up in an era with no cell phones and we did just fine.

And when there are emergencies, parents can get a hold of the school.

School can get a hold of a parent.

You don't need to constantly be in communication.

I mean, maybe there's some rare exceptions.

Someone has a Holter monitor or something where they actually need to be connected to a phone.

But I can't imagine what my high school and collegiate years would have been like if I had this screen constantly pulling my attention away.

Because, you know, when you're learning and you're trying to take in information, you're constantly being distracted by whatever you're doom scrolling about.

But what surprised you in your findings?

Was there anything that surprised you in the evidence or your findings?

Well, I'm glad you asked.

Poor metabolic health.

Certainly a correlation there, right?

I mean, if you're sitting and you're on a screen, you're not moving.

That's right.

The distance that you can focus and sort of observe your outside environment because you're bringing your outside environment 15 inches from your nose.

And I don't think evolutionarily we were designed to live within 15 inches of our face.