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“Technology” is a very broad term. A kid could be on social media, passively consuming media or on Khan Academy learning mathematics, actively engaging with the

“Technology” is a very broad term. A kid could be on social media, passively consuming media or on Khan Academy learning mathematics, actively engaging with the content. So it doesn’t make sense to have a blanket ban on all technology, because frankly you’re depriving the kid of a whole range of other experiences, many of which will be beneficial. The last time this came up on Hacker News, there was a very insightful comment that basically said that isolating children from technology will isolate them from their peers, thus causing the same problems that the ban was supposed to prevent. Edit: more commentary

unclebucknasty 9y ago
>"Technology” is a very broad term... It does seem intuitive to discriminate among the technology but I think there is an insiduousness in assuming some activity to be perfectly benign or healthy. The problem is that it all tends to blend together to add up to a lot of device time such that even "healthy" tech activities become part of the overall addiction. And, the total time spent on-device comes at the expense of other forms of entertainment/activity, social interaction, and learning which might make for a healthier balance. So, no matter the content, it's probanly still an issue of degree and overall balance.