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Re:Minnesota middle school students 'seem happy' after cellp... by hparadiz on Monday December 04, 2023 @10:16PM (#38526677)
The concept of 24/7 availability is ridiculous in it's own right. I don't buy the idea that they need them for "emergencies".

Smart phones are constant dopamine dispensers. They create a dependency and cause human brains to go into withdrawal when not present. Once the science is laid bare I believe they will become severely curtailed in K-12 environments.

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Re:Minnesota middle school students 'seem happy' after cellp... by MeImCounting on Tuesday December 05, 2023 @11:21AM (#38532874)
So which is it? That highschoolers dont deserve to have private communication or that or that we can trust school administrators to handle private communication? Its got to be one or the other, or some other reasoning that I have yet to see?
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