“What is their relationship with phone use? Do they feel anxious when it’s not around them? When they sit down to eat dinner with their family, do they feel a need to check it? Do they feel compelled to look at it at all times, rather than just answering texts they get?” The NYT takes a look at compulsive teen texters, who share a lot of behavior overlap with compulsive gamblers. I spend most nights obsessively browsing for news stories and habitually checking my stats. Last weekend, I had the entire house to myself. What did I do? I browsed the news and checked my stats … more. Our screen addiction definitely can feel like gambling. Except when you gamble, there’s at least a small chance of winning.

+ Quartz A photographer edits out our smartphones to show our strange and lonely new world. (Incredible)