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When I was a kid, we had a "no TV when the sun is up" rule. That included computer screens, which were literally TVs when I was a kid. Of course I violated th
by jedberg 4y ago
When I was a kid, we had a "no TV when the sun is up" rule. That included computer screens, which were literally TVs when I was a kid. Of course I violated that rule when my parents weren't looking, but for the most part I spent a lot of time playing outside, especially in summer.
This is of course anecdotal, but I'm 45 and still don't need glasses.
I'm trying to do the same with my kids, but sometimes it's just too easy to hand them an iPad when I want to get something done....
- lisper 4y agoWhen I was a kid we didn't have a computer. Home computers didn't exist until I was in my teens. We had one 12-inch black-and-white TV that received four channels when the rabbit ears were set up properly. I spent a lot of time outdoors. This is of course anecdotal, but I have needed glasses since before fifth grade. (I got my first pair of glasses in fifth grade, but in retrospect it was clear that I needed them much earlier. I can still vividly remember the first I ever tried on my new glasses and being astounded at the level of visual detail that existed in the world. Stars! Leaves on trees! Wow! I had no idea.)
- wrycoder 4y agoWhen I was a kid, we didn't have TV, and computers had just been invented. But, I read a lot, often in bed at close distance, and I was astigmatic and near-sighted when I was young. Now, I'm mostly just astigmatic and presbyoptic.