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Its sort of crazy that if I said we should ban computers or landline telephones or the internet from schools I'd be pilloried as a luddite. But everyone cheers
by LatteLazy 3y ago
Its sort of crazy that if I said we should ban computers or landline telephones or the internet from schools I'd be pilloried as a luddite. But everyone cheers banning smartphones. Because they are convinced (without evidence) that they are addictive. And of course, the best way to teach kids about addictive things is to give them zero exposure to them until they turn 18 (21 etc) then give them full, limitless, unsupervised access...
- maccard 3y agoSmartphones are being banned because they _are_ pocket computers. They're not being banned because they're phones. They're major distractions
- phito 3y agoNo evidence that phones are addictive? Are you kidding me?
- LatteLazy 3y agoIt's the same evidence that video games cause violence: no evidence, but the worried well really WANT to believe it, and somehow everyone just convinces themselves it is true. To be clear, I am not saying kids SHOULD be on their phones in school or that no one has a bad relationship with their phone. Just that no one has actually bothered measuring this, they jumped straight to "it suits my prejudices so I believe it"...
- dahwolf 3y agoWhere did you learn to dramatize like this? Smartphone?