The impact of everyday screens could have enormous implications for the human body in the centuries to come.
Headaches and visual fatigue, these are the effects of screens and teleworking on our organism. These effects are visible only a few minutes or a few hours after using a phone or a computer. But there are other long-term impacts that will only be visible in the next few decades or even hundreds of years. Scientists from the company Toll Free Forwarding, which specializes in communication tools, have looked at the impact on our physical, beyond the impact on our mental health, screens.
It was in a press release, published on their company’s website, that they revealed what human beings could look like by the year 3000. Called Mindy, he has certain particularities, among which we can note a completely arched back. Spending hours staring at your phone would strain your neck and unbalance the spine according to health experts. The arms and fingers would also be impacted. The hand holding the phone could be tense, the fingers as if wrapped around the device: this is called the “text claw”. The elbow would be constantly bent at 90 degrees.
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These problems could lead to a shrinking population. To protect itself from screens, the human body would also try to adopt changes. His skull could thus thicken slightly and his eyes would form a sort of protective barrier. Humans might develop a larger inner eyelid to prevent exposure to excessive light. Despite these relatively worrying indications, the experts do not wish to be alarmist. They Say Their Predictions About Mindy’s ‘Anatomical Changes’ Are Exaggerated. They nevertheless point out that these concerns must be kept in mind, and invite people who work behind screens to get up regularly to stretch their legs and rest their eyes.