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The play-based childhood is over; the phone-based childhood is here.
by brainzap 11mo ago
The play-based childhood is over; the phone-based childhood is here.
- tyleo 11mo agoIt’s here but do we think it’s better? Should it stay? As a society we do get to answer these questions.
- LeifCarrotson 11mo agoAs a society we've proven over and over again that we're unable to solve these problems that require coordination against greed. We've pulled the smartphone out of Pandora's box. There's a 500B industry selling the phones, 2.5 trillion selling telecom services, trillions more selling social media, and most of the economy involves selling their products over the internet. Those are some HUGE incentives to maintain the status quo, or get people even more addicted yet. I don't think our society is capable of answering that question and starting a Dune-style "Butlerian Jihad" and destroying all machines-that-think.
- naIak 11mo agoNo, the issue is that most parents don’t want to do any parenting. There’s a product that makes children shut up, of course it’s selling out.
- Cthulhu_ 11mo agoNot universally though, the local skate park and sports fields see plenty of activity.
- chronciger 11mo ago> Not universally though, the local skate park and sports fields see plenty of activity. Sure if “at least one match” means activity. Back in the day, you couldn’t find parking for several blocks radius around every public sports field.
- darrylb42 11mo agoJust until they are shutdown to put in pickleball for retirees.
- hrimfaxi 11mo agoThankfully that state is far from evenly-distributed.