What happens when children don’t have the internet for a whole day

Re:What happens when children don’t have the internet for a ... by mixedCase on Thursday September 15, 2016 @07:52AM (#12505253)

>I am sure if you go back 1000 years you will find some record of an "old" person complaining about how the young ones have no respect for their elders and can't keep themselves entertained.

Try 1000 years and some chage earlier:

“The children now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise.” - Socrates

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Re:What happens when children don’t have the internet for a ... by rfrey on Thursday September 15, 2016 @07:54AM (#12505275)

Sadly, that one is apparently apocryphal.

http://quoteinvestigator.com/2010/05/01/misbehaving-children...

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Re:What happens when children don’t have the internet for a ... by mixedCase on Thursday September 15, 2016 @09:23AM (#12505876)

Thanks for the information, I had heard this one long ago and took it for granted.

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