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Processing coca leaves to make cocaine is -after all- a technology.
Some high tech executives and entrepreneurs -just like people on any other field of human activity- have used this and other drugs.
Those innovative engineers process numbers to make software.
And the pressure to be up to their jobs sometimes turn into endless weekdays, fierce competition and the obsessive need to innovate.
Is tech really worth all this energy ?
Is addiction to toxic substances the only way to keep up with the rat race?
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And what about the successful products launched from these tech hubs?
All the apps, all the software (and hardware).
Is it not creating more and more addictive habits?
Teenagers are supposed to be among the most affected. However, I´ve spotted adults over 50 or even 60 years old who can´t help staring at their phones. Spending hours and hours scrolling down.
This is why, recently rehab centers across the country have started to offer tech detox programs. Even on campus.
