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> No one is talking about the dangers of Khan Academy or Duolingo. Isn't this why the author's food analogy is more communicative than the popular cigarette an
by musingsole 4y ago
> No one is talking about the dangers of Khan Academy or Duolingo.
Isn't this why the author's food analogy is more communicative than the popular cigarette analogy?
- hombre_fatal 4y agoTrue, though "screen time" is definitely a euphemism for unfulfilling entertainment. I suppose the distinction is still useful since everyone's favorite dispute to "screen time should be minimized" is to invoke the hypothetical case of a person who spends too much time doing something constructive with their phone/computer. I remember using that argument with my parents who would force me off the family computer for spending too much time in MUDs/MMOs. My dumb parents don't realize they're kicking me off a learning device! —I'd say as I spent 99% of my time fighting kobolds ingame.