#Smartphone Addiction

A philosophical cartoon has gone viral on social media, contrasting the fate of children who turned to reading books with those who became immersed in smartphone screens. The top panel shows doctors and executives emerging from a book, while the bottom shows the 'living dead' chained to their phones.

South African developer Liam Cloppers hooked a dog shock collar to his smartphone to fight his social media addiction. The first test was so painful that he replaced the electric shocks with an irritating beep.