On November 9, 2026, lawyer and professor Ronaldo Lemos highlighted in an interview with Terra that the Brazilian spends more than nine hours a day in front of the mobile phone, according to a recent survey. The statistic positions the country as the second largest in the world in daily use of mobile devices. Lemos, creator of the Civil Marco da Internet, compares the current relationship with technology to capture processes that act on body, mind and emotion.
He proposes using archetypes such as monk, yogi, and fakir to describe these human dimensions affected by digital distraction. The specialist asserts that at the end of life, many may have their headstone marked by the time spent on screens. Dependence on social networks has already been a topic of social concern for years, with data indicating consumption over seven hours per day only on digital platforms. Lemos also mentioned his own history of burnout and depression as a basis for reflections on the impact of machines on human life.