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I had a flip phone with no internet in HS, I played minesweeper on it about half a day everyday at school. It was the only way I had of staying awake during som
by pavelludiq 9y ago
I had a flip phone with no internet in HS, I played minesweeper on it about half a day everyday at school. It was the only way I had of staying awake during some of my classes. I literally fell asleep during class if I didn't have some stimulation. Not having that would've been a torture since falling asleep is a good way to get in trouble.
Before I had my phone I drew. About 90% of my ink expenditure in school was drawings.
I would've probably resented the hell out of a measure like this)
- Jedd 9y ago> I played minesweeper on it about half a day everyday at school. It was the only way I had of staying awake ... I think it's risky to assume that what we think is best for ourselves (as children) is in fact best for us. It's even more risky extrapolating that over the set of { all children } I'm a big fan of the precautionary principle, and I think that most definitely is applicable here, as the social, cognitive, and cultural risks are quite high.
- aluhut 9y agoIs this HN's version of r/iamverysmart?
- ornitorrincos 9y agoI find an age divider here, when I was joung a cell phone was something my parents had one, as such I took to class some magazines to read, no matter what bored pupil will find something, regardless academics, no one is special for being bored
- craigsmansion 9y ago> Before I had my phone I drew. There you go then. Although I'm sure either activity exasperated teachers, I hope you'll agree that drawing is a much more creative and useful skill. If you would have had access to a networked phone, you might not have gotten anything done. Not even doodling.