With all our attention focused on the COVID-19 outbreak, we are potentially overlooking the most threatening calamity of our generation – cyber addiction. The global pandemic is a trigger for this pre-existing crisis because virtual learning is only increasing the amount of time we spend glued to our screens. It is natural to expect increasing rates of screen time within adolescents and even children. We can’t control our screen time spent on online learning, although we can control the amount of screen time we spend on recreation such as social media, Netflix, instant messaging, and so on.

©2016 Bloomberg View O3TUY46KLVRD (Bloomberg View) — In Donald Trump’s telling, Mexico, Japan and especially China are fleecing the U.S. because past presidents were inept negotiators and too timid to muscle America’s trading partners. But even if a President Trump could stop companies from offshoring or countries from manipulating currencies