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Agreed with all of this except: "I would work to foster the idea that the internet is not a toy. You go there with a specific task, you get done what you want t
by AndrewDucker 7y ago
Agreed with all of this except:
"I would work to foster the idea that the internet is not a toy. You go there with a specific task, you get done what you want to get done, and you walk away."
The internet is many things, and the idea that it shouldn't be used for fun seems very odd to me. Like saying "The city is not a toy. You go there with a specific task, you get done what you want to get done, and you walk away." - you'd miss out on a huge amount of what cities have to offer.
- pergadad 7y agoThat might be an interesting attempt to teach kids to use tech meaningfully, rather than fiddle around with Reddit, YouTube & co like most of us. Whether that will rally succeed is another question. The internet is an eternal evolutionary struggle for "most captivating activity" and our brains are not equipped to overcome all the nudges and addictive designs.