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Re:Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones by medion on Saturday May 18, 2024 @04:08PM (#40401666)
It’s completely different.
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Re:Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones by gds44 on Saturday May 18, 2024 @04:22PM (#40401776)
Agree. Difference being the amount of stuff competing for kids Attention has exponentially increased. Attention Theft is a phrase I read on HN a while back. Felt like a good description of the main dynamic in the Attention Economy.
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Re:Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones by danbolt on Saturday May 18, 2024 @04:14PM (#40401717)
Yeah, video games today have improved a lot compared to the 80s and 90s.
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Re:Almost a quarter of kids aged 5-7 have smartphones by wizzwizz4 on Saturday May 18, 2024 @04:25PM (#40401800)
On PCs and dedicated machines? Yeah. On smartphones, it's hard to find something that isn't a Gacha game, and nearly impossible to find something that isn't pay-to-win. All the phone games with network multiplayer available to a 7-year-old right now are some variety of pay-to-win (with ads, regardless).

It's not going to corrupt the youth, but the kids deserve better.

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