Suzanne Harrington: I've learned the hard way about zombie clicking on your phone

Have you checked your PayPal recently to see what you might have signed up to when you're not fully alert and awake?
Suzanne Harrington: I've learned the hard way about zombie clicking on your phone

The phenomenon of the early-morning sign-up is costly and you just need to be awake at 5am with a phone in your hand

People always go on about drunk posting, waking up in a panicked sweat, heart pounding as you frantically scan your phone to see what damage you have done — not to anyone else, but to your own reputation as a human being.

Making a digital fool of yourself... maybe a dignity-melting stream of consciousness to an ex, a Karen-XL rant, or just posting something that makes you look mental... is all too often the result of getting your blood sugar alcohol ratio in a tizz, and triggering goblin mode. It’s the online equivalent of being found naked in Tesco. We’ve all done it.

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