Yesterday, Carl Benjamin made the case for prohibiting children from using phones and having access to unlimited social media. In January he wrote of the addictive nature of mobile devices in his article 'The Infinite Opium Den'
https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-infinite-opium-den-20-01-22
https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-infinite-opium-den-20-01-22
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The Infinite Opium Den | Lotus Eaters
This week I needed to get a replacement mobile phone, and so I went to my local Vodafone shop to see what they had. While being served, I became bored but felt the temptation to scroll through my timelines on The shop was moderately busy, and after I’d scanned…
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Harry and Meghan's Netflix series seems to have destroyed any remnant of the bridge they had with the British people, press, and Monarchy. In May, Beau wrote of Harry's legacy as one of betrayal and hypocrisy.
https://www.lotuseaters.com/a-pox-on-the-phoney-prince-of-england-19-05-22
https://www.lotuseaters.com/a-pox-on-the-phoney-prince-of-england-19-05-22
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A Pox on the Phoney Prince of England | Lotus Eaters
‘Prince’ Harry has become more than a mere embarrassment and has crossed the line into a full-blown liability. First of all, has anyone broken it to Meghan that Harry probably has zero royal blood; that he is a cuckoo in the nest? Doesn’t seem like it. It’s…
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Stephen Fry has recently said that it is a sadness that he will probably never had children of his own. One year ago, Hugo wrote about the attack on the meaning of life in his article 'The Importance of the Family'
https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-importance-of-the-family-08-12-21
https://www.lotuseaters.com/the-importance-of-the-family-08-12-21
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The Importance of the Family | Lotus Eaters
What gives people’s lives meaning? This is usually said to be a difficult question, with people endlessly pondering the kinds of intrinsic meanings life is supposed to have. But when asked directly, people are usually able to give fairly straightforward