by Donna-Lee Small | Nov 15, 2025 | Blog Post 6 - Economics |
1. Addictions and the Dopamine Economy In our past assignments, “Our Parents Were Right: It was the Damn Phones” and the “YouTube Addiction Scale from India” article, we got a sense of how overconsumption of social media and online platforms intensify dopamine driven...
by Donna-Lee Small | Oct 22, 2025 | Blog Post 5 - Digital Divide |
1.What do you think about the framework outlined in Sieck, et.al.? What do you think are the most important elements in Figure 1, which is located on the second page of the article? I think the framework outlined in Sieck, et al. is effective in showcasing how digital...
by Donna-Lee Small | Oct 11, 2025 | Blog Post 4 - Burnout |
Before the readings, what came to mind first was the thought of “going outside to touch grass”. I’m not sure when that was coined, but the saying is relative to technological fatigue, amongst other things. In my personal experience, I have found myself using...
by Donna-Lee Small | Sep 24, 2025 | Blog Post 3 - Ethical Challenges |
Why did you choose this example? I chose the example of the clinical social worker in a private practice who communicated with a few of her clients via text message and/or email. This example, I would assume, is an easy entanglement that can occur to anyone if they...
by Donna-Lee Small | Sep 10, 2025 | Blog Post 2 - Center for Humane Tech |
While reading about the CHT, the one thing that rang in my head was that the CHT is the PJ Masks of the Techworld. I know what you’re thinking, but stay with me. The CHT, like the PJ mask, fights against the crimes we can’t see while we’re sleeping. On a more...
