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Re:How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books by Waterluvian on Saturday July 14, 2018 @07:50AM (#17529952)
I just don't get why screens are a bad thing. Find balance. Don't demonize the screens. Don't underbalance screen time. We hope all these kids will be successful enough that screens become a core of their careers.
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Re:How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books by bodas on Saturday July 14, 2018 @08:01AM (#17529981)
Because childhood is a rare time in one's life where you have the freedom to enjoy the outside, and not have to sit in front of a screen. FWIW I don't think books are a good use of time either.
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Re:How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books by TeMPOraL on Saturday July 14, 2018 @08:18AM (#17530019)
Not really. You have the freedom to enjoy the outside even as an adult; all it takes is to go out. Go hiking. Play a sport. Get together with some friends.

I guess childhood is a rare time where you have the freedom to loiter, but I guess this isn't really true anymore in the Western world, as it's a sure way to get your parents in trouble with social services, thanks to overzealous neighbours.

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Re:How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books by SirensOfTitan on Saturday July 14, 2018 @09:16AM (#17530214)
> Because childhood is a rare time in one's life where you have the freedom to enjoy the outside

I spend plenty of time outside as an adult. How exactly do adults lose their freedom to enjoy the outside?

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Re:How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books by Nullabillity on Saturday July 14, 2018 @09:52AM (#17530348)
> freedom to enjoy the outside

The beatings will continue until morale improves.

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Re:How Minecraft is helping kids fall in love with books by aklemm on Sunday July 15, 2018 @02:23PM (#17536355)
If they demonstrably damage one's ability to thrive in the world, then we should demonize them. If.
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