Why do most adults around social media think that you are allergic to wisdom until youre 18? (lemmy.wtf)

submitted 3 days ago by IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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most happy and healthy kids have a unique desire to learn and trying to suppress that is unhealthy

things like screen time, finish your plate, etc

screen time is just a limit on time to learn if the kid is using it for the right purposes which you should teach them to

"finish your plate" I was never told that as a kid and I devour anything that is given to me

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[-] disregardable@lemmy.zip 54 points 3 days ago

The screens are designed to be addicting. That's not hyperbole. They literally use data scientists to increase the amount of time and money you spend on them. The longer you scroll, the more time you're playing the game, the more money the developers make on average. Online service providers don't care about your wellbeing. Your parents do. Just like there's more food than chips and cake, there's more to life than being on a screen. Investing in long term hobbies, skills, and friendships won't have the instant gratification to compete with a video game, but 10 years from now you will think back way more fondly on your hours skateboarding or learning to play guitar than the ones you lost online.

[-] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 6 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

depends on the way you use it

as a kid, most of the times I WASNT playing video games but accessing free digital information

and I could wire up an esp32 to a 3 inch display and it'd be a "SCREEN"

and if you use a FOSS enviroment like graphene, this doesnt apply

I "lost online" are you kidding me? I would be homeless and destitute right now if I didnt have the skills I learned from SCREENS as a kid

all of this only applies if you consume TechSlop

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 43 points 3 days ago

You're totally amazing and stuff but I'm sure you realise that most kids aren't using their devices to learn.

Obviously, if a kid was reading wikipedia like you did then their parent would relax the screen time rule.

I'm glad you dropped by to tell us all how special you are but I dont really understand the point of this post.

[-] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 3 points 3 days ago

teach them how to use the devices to learn all kids and humans in general have curiosity that needs to be unlocked with wisdom

teach them to use foss

teach them to read wikipedia and github/codeberg

dont limit, add

[-] fizzle@quokk.au 33 points 3 days ago

Wow you just solved parenting. I cant believe everyone else is so stupid. Amazing.

[-] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago

Who are you telling to do all of that? Just, like all parents? Do you think all parents are in this thread?

[-] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 3 points 2 days ago

just the parents in this thread

[-] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago

And why exactly do you think that you have solved this problem? Are you under the impression that you're the first person to think about this?

[-] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 1 points 3 days ago

this is a very new situation with various perspectives

I am just giving you guys advice on how to deal with it as someone who specialises in "screens" and how they work

[-] MnemonicBump@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 3 days ago

You realize you are on Lemmy, right? You are SURROUNDED by people who specialize in "screens".

[-] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 days ago

clearly not as I can see

[-] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago

you can't see past your own ego

[-] IAMgROOT@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 days ago

dude I dont think "phone bad book good" people are tech enthusiasts

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