[mannanj]

If I revise my original claim to this, it more accurately represents the spirit of what I was trying to say. As I believe you are focusing on the clinical application depression, this edit would misalign our interests.

> Google and other technology companies have expanded access to useful services, but they have also helped build an attention economy that can weaken people’s attention, sleep, connection, agency, emotional vitality, and quality of life at a massive scale-even when those effects do not fit the clinical definition of depression.

[gghackernewsgg]

Hi mannanj, thanks for the thoughtful responses. I still haven't read your other message in full (busy weekend), will come back to it ASAP. And yes, your revised claim is definitely more thought-provoking!