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It’s deeply weird to me that we couldn’t have a Walkman, pager, game boy, portable tv, or small camera in class without it getting taken away if it was spotted,
by vundercind 3y ago
It’s deeply weird to me that we couldn’t have a Walkman, pager, game boy, portable tv, or small camera in class without it getting taken away if it was spotted, but now we’re like “yeah sure they can have a combo device that’s all of those, why not?”
- ben_w 3y agoIt was Tamagotchis that got taken away in my school, but I agree.
- Ajay-p 3y agoIt's because of Columbine. Parents demanded to be allowed to reach their children anytime.
- vundercind 3y agoI was in iirc junior high when that happened. Cell phones were banned through high school, nonetheless. I think by the very end they were allowed but only in lockers, never to be seen, and they better never make a sound, mostly as an accommodation for sports kids who’d be around for practice and such after school was out. It didn’t become normal until after smartphones, some time in the 20-teens.