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I Study Digital Addiction. Then I Became Addicted.

Ashish Singh

May 24, 2025

Something happened in early 2020 that made me step back from everything digital. Maybe it was the sudden shift to online everything, or maybe I just got tired of the noise. Whatever it was, I deleted my social media accounts and stayed away for almost two years. Not just Instagram—I barely even answered phone calls.…
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