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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by jasonhansel on Monday June 05, 2023 @12:06AM (#36192130)
They're banning smartphones, not (say) laptops. Presumably the latter are less of an issue since you're not tempted to be using them constantly at all times.
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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by TheSpiceIsLife on Monday June 05, 2023 @12:55AM (#36192462)
In what ways do you believe your comment to be a response to the parent?
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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by sycamoretrees on Monday June 05, 2023 @01:08AM (#36192549)
Quite simply, they’re saying that all those things can be done on a laptop if necessary. Duh.
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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by TheSpiceIsLife on Monday June 05, 2023 @03:49AM (#36193647)
They didn’t make that claim.

For many people the only computer they have is their phone, I’d say well over half the people I work with have only their phone, and especially young people.

I’ve got one, two, thr… I don’t, maybe nine computers, and have read zero on any but the phones.

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