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After an overdose of techno-optimism, we need a pinch of scepticism
We have been dazzled by Big Tech’s innovations. It’s time to start questioning the price we have paid for them.
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In Singapore, nearly half of the youth aged 15 to 21 exhibit “problematic smartphone use”, according to research by the IMH published in August 2024.
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A moment of reckoning, decades too late. On Nov 29, 2023, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese issued a formal apology to citizens affected by the “Thalidomide tragedy”.
For many, the scandal that shocked the world in the 50s and 60s might not register.
