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Re:The French village that voted to ban scrolling in public by alsetmusic on Saturday February 10, 2024 @02:14PM (#39329283)
We did the same, but only because a medium-sized city in a Midwest state offered nothing for young people to do. We could go bowling or go to the movies.

Last week I met friends at a board game cafe / bar (I live on the west coast now) and there were tons of college students enjoying coffees and beers and pizza. There was still alcohol, but it wasn’t the point of the evening. When I was their age, we got loaded to forget / escape our boredom.

What I’m saying is that there’s a positive outcome that can be reached through community investment.

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Re:The French village that voted to ban scrolling in public by bluefirebrand on Saturday February 10, 2024 @04:34PM (#39330441)
> there were tons of college students enjoying coffees and beers and pizza.

So what are High School students supposed to do? They often don't have the money to go spend to hang out someplace, and even if they did, can they actually get there? Maybe with an hour of transit time each way or with a friend's parent who can drive them.

The complaint of "I don't have anything to do without my phone" is probably coming from a younger group than College Students in general.

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Re:The French village that voted to ban scrolling in public by jacobolus on Saturday February 10, 2024 @05:40PM (#39330879)
When I was in high school we would go to the public park, which was free.
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