Screentime VS Allthetime
Technology and gadgets became a part of our daily lives, with them, a new way to look at how we spend our time, and the possible health implications of a changed lifestyle. The advent of television changed how we lead our lives. Instead of spending time with family and friends, we started getting home from work and going straight to the couch to watch our favourite shows. All kinds of activities were massively altered, even the sacred and usual family dinner; instead of sitting and talking, people were diverting their attention to the news. What has this brought about? In short: sedentarism. People started moving less and less, and as a consequence obesity, heart problems, among others started being claimed as one of the main problems of too much television. Not only this, but also less social contact. However, televisions are not the only screens we have today. In the developed world most of us have TVs, computers, cellphones, screens that pretend to be books, books that pretend