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Many parents grew up with TVs as their screens. It's a reasonable extrapolation to think that their kids will be fine with devices as their screens.
by macintux 4mo ago
Many parents grew up with TVs as their screens. It's a reasonable extrapolation to think that their kids will be fine with devices as their screens.
- wiseowise 4mo agoTVs didn't create echo chambers tailored to a person.
- macintux 4mo agoI didn't say it was an accurate extrapolation.
- hylaride 4mo agoI've thought about this, too. The difference is that for most of us, TV shows ended at the top/bottom of the hour. I grew up watching morning cartoons in the 1980s starting at 6am, but the times that the shows ended reminded me that it was time to get dressed, eat, etc. Now, all the video services have feedback loops where they can determine what keeps people glued and provide more of that. Some "programs" like cocomelon have dialled that up to 11. The only defence is the terrible parental controls and/or taking devices away. That almost always results in "fights".
- cynicalpeace 4mo agoThe best defense is to not introduce it to them. not a perfect defense, but a very good one.