How Your Phone Became Your Church
Classification: SOCIAL MEDIA CONTROL | Confidence: DOCUMENTED — INSIDER TESTIMONY
The average American checks their phone 96 times per day. This is not progress. It is a control system upgrade.
"Your phone is a slot machine in your pocket. Slot machines were regulated. Your phone is not." — Tristan Harris, former Google design ethicist
You are not the customer. You are the product. Every feature — infinite scroll, push notifications, likes, streaks — maximizes engagement, not well-being.