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Re:What happens when children don’t have the internet for a ... by RubyPinch on Thursday September 15, 2016 @08:29AM (#12505503)
It still bothers me. I don't know whether I just don't understand the differences in culture (between theirs and mine), or whether I can't remember how I used to socialize back in my high-school days, but the reactions always seems a bit excessive.

I wonder if perhaps misdirection would change things? "You have 8 hours of this remaining" would make one very conscious of the experiment, and when it finishes.

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Re:What happens when children don’t have the internet for a ... by AstralStorm on Friday September 16, 2016 @03:46AM (#12512522)
Or make the experiment more extensive, more teens, say a month long. First day of new environment is often the hardest.

They'd know if the experiment is misdesigned if they cannot envision teens staying sane for this long.

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