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How social media creates flabby young brains

How social media creates flabby young brains
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By Allysia FinleyBored at a dinner party or work meeting, but don’t want to come off as rude by pulling out your phone to scroll? Mark Zuckerberg has a gadget for you. The Meta CEO last week unveiled Ray-Ban “smart glasses” with a built-in display that wearers can use to watch videos, scroll Instagram, respond to texts and more – all controlled by a wristband that translates discreet hand gestures.Just what society needs: a device to tune people out without their knowing. As if social media hasn’t done enough...

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