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A comment on Silicon Valley’s supposed obsession with tech-free private schools (2019). Parent comment

Re:Silicon Valley’s supposed obsession with tech-free privat... by elevaet on Sunday March 20, 2022 @08:40PM (#30748592)
Yes, screens aren't inherently anything, but I think they're using "screens" as shorthand for the phone/social media/apps ecosystem that does have addictive qualities and is fairly well studied. Tons of good references in here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4240116/

OTOH I think it's fair to say that something like an e-reader or a dumb watch has low-addictive qualities, and have screens.

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Re:Silicon Valley’s supposed obsession with tech-free privat... by baash05 on Monday March 21, 2022 @04:56AM (#30751812)
My kids e-reader is super addictive.

My kids can spend hours and hours glued to it.

And god help me I'm so over the moon happy.

Both my kids have old school Casio's, and kindle e-readers. Totally agree with ya.

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Re:Silicon Valley’s supposed obsession with tech-free privat... by elevaet on Monday March 21, 2022 @10:08AM (#30754287)
Yeah if that's an addiction, it's the best kind.
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