We live in the Age of Intoxication. Every minute, 46,740 photos are published on Instagram; 300 million stories are shared on Facebook; over 15 million text messages were sent; watched over 4 million videos are on YouTube.
And all of this has a price to pay. The carbon footprint of the internet and our gadgets – notebooks, smartphones, tablets, etc. – corresponds to 3.7% of greenhouse gas emissions. By 2025, this figure will double, reaching 7.4%.
If the impact on the environment were not enough, too much information also affects our mental health. We are more anxious, more depressed, and more tired.
Despite this, the culture of speed does not forgive. Wherever we look, there is someone saying to produce more content in less time read full article
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