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It was just the same about 23 years ago. My cousin was raised by TV/PC screen, drunk dad and overprotective mother that would do anything to keep him quiet (scr
by dzek69 8y ago
It was just the same about 23 years ago. My cousin was raised by TV/PC screen, drunk dad and overprotective mother that would do anything to keep him quiet (screen worked the best).
He was kind of ADHD person, never confirmed by anyone, but he was jumping in place everytime something exciting was on the screen, always wanted to move around, hit other people. And most noticeable - he was furious when somebody told him to turn off tv/pc.
I've seen many not behaving kids of course, this one had uncontrolled access to technology even then.
And now we're alarmed? We had a lot of time to notice. Don't forget that TV and computer isn't something new. People were addicted to mobile phones (without internet of course, just SMS) even 10 years ago.
- yabatopia 8y agoHow is your cousin now? Any-long term effects because of this?
- twtw 8y ago> It was just the same about 23 years ago Did your cousin carry the TV around with him? > TV and computer isn't something new. People were addicted to mobile phones even 10 years ago It used to be rare to see teenagers with cell phones, let alone toddlers. The iPhone is ~11 years old, and in that time it has become common for me to see people of all ages, from toddler up, always on a smartphone or tablet. I disagree strongly that the situation is just the same as TVs decades ago. And I'm not interested in the picture of the people reading newspapers on the subway. It's always been common to ignore strangers of public transit, I'm more interested in a photograph of friends/family staring intently at their own newspaper while at a dinner table or some other social event. This is the norm with smartphones, and color me skeptical that it isn't new.