Re:Why I Traded My TV for a Turntable
by reader5000 on Sunday August 06, 2017 @06:38PM
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I'm in restaurants and I notice kids just old enough to hold a phone spending the entire meal staring at it. Theres no way thats remotely healthy for brain development.
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Re:Why I Traded My TV for a Turntable
by toomanybeersies on Sunday August 06, 2017 @06:55PM
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Before phones and tablets were a thing, kids would usually be drawing or colouring something.
I think there is something different with mobile devices though, I've seen kids using iPads before and they barely manage a couple of minutes in one app or game before they switch out to another. I really how this sort of behaviour is going to manifest when they grow up, are we heading for a generation with zero patience and attention span? I see it even in adults these days.
One thing I got really good at as a kid was being patient. When waiting for an appointment, I'll usually sit there and wait without staring at a screen. It's nice to have a few minutes to just do nothing.
Re:Why I Traded My TV for a Turntable
by jackgolding on Monday August 07, 2017 @01:43AM
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Humans attention span is now less than goldfish, give this a look: http://time.com/3858309/attention-spans-goldfish/
Canadian humans have an average less than goldfish.
Whew. That was a close.
Re:Why I Traded My TV for a Turntable
by reader5000 on Sunday August 06, 2017 @07:39PM
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Yes, no patience, no attention span, incapable of basic interaction with another human.
There may be substance in your comment, however a screen is a great way to temporarily pacify a child in order to enjoy a dinner and not disrupt every table around you.
There's plenty of time in the day to teach a 6 year old to program, no worries. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14909897