Ming argues that gadgets and online resources help us learn, but they're addictive and rewire our brains to crave more dopamine. A non-verbal child navigating YouTube shows the power and the problem: devices work best when we use them right, not compulsively.
So screen time is addictive. Chances are if you're watching this, you might be on your phone. Digital well being is a huge thing nowadays, right? We have apps to track it. We have apps to limit our use of smartphones. Okay, so I've seen many times where the child is non verbal, but they can still find the YouTube app, still be able to type in, like, find the stuff that he or she wants to watch, scroll down and press the small icons to find the exact video that they want to watch. So you see that the whole thing is very rewarding. They learn all the processes just to get that. We have to remember that gadgets are good for learning if you use it correctly. There's loads of good stuff on the Internet, on YouTube and so on. However, it can rewire our brain to crave more. And that's what we call like a dopamine release.
