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When I was growing up in the 90s we had 2 hours of kids TV programming after school and that was it. It's a far cry from the "everything on demand" culture we h
by seanhandley 8y ago
When I was growing up in the 90s we had 2 hours of kids TV programming after school and that was it. It's a far cry from the "everything on demand" culture we have today.
You can see the dopamine hits while the kids constantly hit "next" on YouTube - like a gambler at the slots.
I know how a "think of the children!" article comes across but when you dig into the neuroscience it's all rather concerning.
The kids will be alright - but what state will their neurons be in?
- NeedMoreTea 8y agoThat's roughly what we duplicated via router restrictions, open access at weekend. Several of my tech aware friends did similar things - some looser, some tighter. More to make sure there was free space to do homework, chores, read, get ready for school etc without 24/7 WoW, youtube, facebook or messaging, than any scare. Terrible parents that we were, during peak Harry Potter we'd even tell them to put the book down now and then. :)