TECH - Edward Snowden Unnerved By Children's Screen Time Reveals His Teen Internet Addiction: Would Peck Keyboard with Toes Rather Than 'Log Off' | Benzinga
Edward Snowden, former NSA contractor and renowned whistleblower, recently shared his apprehensions regarding the influence of screens on children, specifically his own, through a thread on X, formerly Twitter.
What Happened: On Sunday, Snowden expressed his unease about his child’s fascination with the digital world. “Nothing has ever unnerved me like witnessing my child’s first time totally ensorcelled by a glowing screen,” he tweeted. He also shared his personal challenges in managing his screen dependency, questioning the human ability to resist the allure of technology.
Nothing has ever unnerved me like witnessing my child's first time totally ensorcelled by a glowing screen. — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 2, 2024
I spent my entire life stapled to a computer and yet still struggle to manage my own vulnerability to that trance. What if we can't? If we simply haven't evolved for this? pic.twitter.com/2RmCemOOcW
In the same thread, Snowden further reflected on the issue, stating, “They want to do what the big people do. It’s a reflection of how utterly dependent we ourselves are on these screens.”
Snowden cited his own example, which he said was best not emulated. He ...