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This Chrome extension makes you ponder your mortality while wasting time on social media

There is a death clock for the duration of time you’re shedding on social media. In 2018, the standard day-to-day usage of social media used to be as soon as 2 hours 22 minutes.
There's a death clock for the amount of time you’re wasting on social media. In 2018, the average daily usage of social media was 2 hours 22 minutes.

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