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Originally Posted by xg4bx
Among young adults, 87 percent actually reported they felt happier when traveling with their devices. Respondents to the 2,500-person survey even ranked losing their mobile computing device as more stressful than losing their wedding ring (77 percent verus 55 percent). The only thing more stressful than losing a mobile device was losing a wallet.
has someone invented a word for technology-induced mental illness yet?
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I wonder if technology-induced is the correct term. I reckon the stressfulness of losing a mobile device while traveling derives more from practical reasons (e.g. difficulty contacting people in case you get lost, stranded, etc) than from actual affinity for the device itself. I'd probably be similarly stressed even if I hadn't lost the phone but it's run out of battery or doesn't get signal. If I'm traveling and I lost my iPod or reader, it would just be annoying. However, I'd definitely be stressed out if I lost my phone (even a $10 dumbphone on pay as you go prepaid service) and I'm in unfamiliar surroundings and unable to speak the native language.