overscreened
Excessive digital exposure
Overscreened describes excessive exposure to digital screens—phones, computers, tablets, televisions.
The term typically appears in discussions of children's development or mental health: The kids are overscreened and underexercised.
It can also describe a space with too many displays: The overscreened waiting room had TVs on every wall.
Tired, aching vision
- blue lightHigh-energy visible radiation
- doomscrollingCompulsive consumption of distressing content
- notification overloadExcessive digital interruptions
- media saturationExcessive information coverage
information overload · sensory overload · overstimulated · hyperconnected · always-on · unplugging
Followed the course of
- monitoredObserved systematically over time
- digital footprintTraceable internet activity history
- behavioral trackingObserving and recording actions
- ad targetingDirecting promotions to specific viewers
data harvesting · retargeting · watchlisted · surveilled · profiled
eye strain
Tired, aching vision
- blue lightHigh-energy visible radiation
- doomscrollingCompulsive consumption of distressing content
- notification overloadExcessive digital interruptions
media saturation · information overload · sensory overload · overstimulated · hyperconnected · always-on · unplugging
gatekept
Controlled who enters
tracked
Followed the course of
- monitoredObserved systematically over time
- digital footprintTraceable internet activity history
- behavioral trackingObserving and recording actions
data harvesting · ad targeting · retargeting · watchlisted · surveilled · profiled
overscreenedunplugged
Disconnected from power
screen-free · offline · disconnected · underscreened · screenless
overscreenedoutdoorsy
Enjoying wilderness activities
analog · back-to-basics · free-range · old-fashioned · Luddite
screen, screening, screened, screens, unscreened, rescreening, rescreen, prescreen, prescreening