Re:Unesco calls for global ban on smartphones in schools
by tenebrisalietum on Wednesday July 26, 2023 @10:52AM
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> Also gameboy games were not anywhere near as addicting as games and social media are today.
Have you never played Tetris? Any Gameboy game where you have to level up (like Final Fantasy) will also be a severe temptation as you have something productive to do while the teacher yammers about stuff you either already know, has nothing to do with you (e.g. talking to another student), or don't care about (like really I do not care about the difference between "predicate nominative" and "subject complement").
Also the original Game Boy was a bit too big to bring into a class and not get caught, but Game Boy Advance SP was perfect.
Have you never played Tetris? Any Gameboy game where you have to level up (like Final Fantasy) will also be a severe temptation as you have something productive to do while the teacher yammers about stuff you either already know, has nothing to do with you (e.g. talking to another student), or don't care about (like really I do not care about the difference between "predicate nominative" and "subject complement").
Also the original Game Boy was a bit too big to bring into a class and not get caught, but Game Boy Advance SP was perfect.