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It's natural to blame this stuff on the latest bogeyman but I doubt it has anything to do with smartphones and social media specifically. I was in school before
by jhugo 4y ago
It's natural to blame this stuff on the latest bogeyman but I doubt it has anything to do with smartphones and social media specifically. I was in school before smartphones and social media, and I just stayed up until the small hours talking on the landline.
Kids and teenagers need some time to do their own thing, so given that most of the "waking hours" are filled with school and other things that we effectively force on them, of course they try to steal some hours for themselves where they can.
- ddingus 4y agoYes. The forms change with tech, but the basic dynamics are the same. In my case, it was programming 8 bit computers and yakking on the CB net a friend and I had setup. We had about 20 people on it at one point. Adults tuned in regularly to listen to us kids talk about all kinds of shit. Amazingly, they left us alone.
- jhugo 4y ago> Amazingly, they left us alone. One of the best things we adults can do for our kids, a lot of the time.
- ddingus 4y agoYep. I did a lot of free range with my kids and am raising my granddaughter, who will see the same. The other thing we can do is bring them a lot of hands on experiences. Doing stuff. Both are high value.