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Re:What happens when children don’t have the internet for a ... by oneloop on Thursday September 15, 2016 @07:59AM (#12505311)
Kids can't entertain themselves "with things of their making". Let's give them books to read instead. What?

I wonder if when books were invented people would complain "this youth, they do nothing but read, they can't even <insert outdated form of entertainment> anymore".

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Re:What happens when children don’t have the internet for a ... by sevensor on Thursday September 15, 2016 @08:07AM (#12505371)
Indeed. Novels were widely considered frivolous and unfit material for children during the 19th century.
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