Americans could lose almost 7% of their lives noodling on social media, according to a new study by an online virtual casino resource site.
According to an online report based on data from StatCounter and Statista, Slotzilla calculated that U.S. adults spend an average of 32 days per year on social media apps. That means, over an average lifespan of 78.3 years, an American spends five years, four months, and 22 days on social media, equating to 6.89% of their lifetime.
The report “Trapped by the Screen” features interactive elements, including the ability to reveal a country’s social media usage by hovering over it on a map, calculate lost income based on hours spent using social media, and a multiple-choice quiz to determine if you’ve fallen into the social media trap.
The time-wasted and money-lost calculators in the report are not only eye-opening but also a bit terrifying, noted Mark N. Vena, president and principal analyst at SmartTech Research in Las Vegas.
“Seeing years of your life translated into hours lost on social media hits differently than just saying ‘I scroll too much,'” he told the E-Commerce Times. “These calculators turn abstract habits into concrete, sobering visuals — and could be just the wake-up call people need to reassess their screen time.”
