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On the flipside, I had a cell phone in middle school. My parents paid a lot for it, but it became a powerful tool to handle the Ugly Shit that comes with being
by indrora 3y ago
On the flipside, I had a cell phone in middle school. My parents paid a lot for it, but it became a powerful tool to handle the Ugly Shit that comes with being in middle school: bullies, struggling with classes, etc.
There's a lot of things that phone saved me from. When I got sick and I couldn't get a teacher to trust me? Text message and a quick stop to the front office. Bullies? hushed call in the bathroom.
- prepend 3y agoThis is a good point. I don’t think anyone is arguing that phones have zero benefit. Phones have benefits. The argument is that the harm outweighs the benefits. So it’s wonderful that your phone helped you. My experience is that bullies are using phones to bully and harass kids. For example, recording hushed calls in the bathroom.
- hndamien 3y agoWatches that can make phone calls are a very good trade off.