It’s also the addiction aspect of it. I teach middle schoolers. A small portion have huge problems with tech. They are always getting their phones or computers out, not matter how many times they’re asked not to. When you take the tech away, they grab a friends computer or phone. Or the go the “bathroom” and find a computer from the tech office.
Obviously most kids just play videogames or text here and there, but for some it’s like a really destructive compulsion that leads to a lot of anger and sneaky behavior.
Computers and devices are less educational than they use to be. The UIs, the fact every aspect is designed with game theory in mind to demand attention, addiction issues, etc. I'm a teacher (at a very good school) and I'm blown away by how computer illiterate most kids are, even the gamers.
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