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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by 9dev on Monday June 05, 2023 @04:00AM (#36193697)
Wouldn’t you agree that suffering as a child has effects on your adult life? I’m absolutely convinced that some restrictions are good, and not blindly following what the cool kids are doing too. But some people here seem to be blissfully unaware of the consequences harassment has on children.
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Re:Parents in Ireland town to voluntarily ban smartphones fo... by bentley on Monday June 05, 2023 @04:13AM (#36193773)
My point is that if bullies weren’t making life hell for kids without smartphones, they’d be making kids’ life hell for some other irrelevant reason. I see no reason to believe that the bullying situation will be made worse by removing phones from the equation.

If I had a time machine, maybe I’d give my seventh‐grade self white socks and boxer shorts and see if that made any difference.

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