Quiz | Listening | Digital Minimalism | Part 2

“In 2016, New York magazine ran an article by the popular writer Andrew ____________.”

“In 7,000 words, the author described how the constant onslaught of news, images and online babble finally ‘____________’ him.”

“There’s a good chance you’re familiar with the symptoms of what Sullivan was writing about — the constant ____________ to take out your smartphone and check your texts, email or social media feeds.”

“How did we end up here? One important thing to realize is that the technology at the ____________ of this problem was never intended to be used in the way it is now.”

“When the first smartphone, the iPhone, debuted in 2007, Steve Jobs introduced the device as ‘the best ____________ ever.’

“According to Andy Grignon, an Apple ____________ on the first iPhone project, Jobs dismissed the idea of the iPhone becoming a platform for third-party apps and gaming.”

“As for Facebook, it’s well known that in 2004 Facebook was considered a clever ____________ — a way to find out more about a friend of a friend.”

“For most college students in 2004, the computer strategy game ____________ was far more popular than Facebook.”

“In a 2017 episode of the HBO talk show ____________, Bill Maher referred to the ‘social media tycoons’ as being the new big tobacco.”

“One of the most significant developments took place in 2009 when Facebook introduced the thumbs up button, a variant of FriendFeed’s ‘____________’ button.”