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How many messages do you send on IM, IRC, etc? Now pretend two things: A) you're stuck at school without a computer and your parents won't buy you an iPhone or
by xenophanes 16y ago
How many messages do you send on IM, IRC, etc? Now pretend two things:
A) you're stuck at school without a computer and your parents won't buy you an iPhone or anything that can use IM or IRC, but you have a feature phone that can text and so do all your friends...
B) you write in the style where you type 3 words, hit enter, type 5 more words, hit enter, so one paragraph turns into 10 messages.
- donaldc 16y agoExactly! If I were in high school, I'd be texting all day long. This is a symptom of a deeper problem, namely that high school isn't very engaging for most people.
- muhfuhkuh 16y agoTexts, tweets, and Facebook walls are the new slambook signing or passed note in class (or even Mad Magazine hidden in the textbook). It's a distraction, a thing to pass the time in homeroom or a really boring lecture. And, for the record, high school has never been engaging, even for really really smart people.
- donaldc 16y agoAnd, for the record, high school has never been engaging, even for really really smart people. I'd argue it is particularly not engaging for extremely smart people. Most classes move forward at the speed of the average student.