return2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoEE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphonewww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square153fedilinkarrow-up1417arrow-down122cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1395arrow-down1external-linkEE warns parents against giving children under 11 a smartphonewww.theguardian.comreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square153fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareIbuthyr@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10arrow-down1·3 months agoSmartphones won’t help you learn how computers work. They are dumbed down devices, designed to keep you on social media while maximizing exposure to ads. These things are way worse than TVs.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-23 months agoTasker says you’re wrong. The kid who has done nothing more than install games from the play store is miles ahead of his phone-less peers.
minus-squareIbuthyr@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-23 months agoAnd I’d say the kid who learned to start a game on daddy’s PC is miles ahead of the kid who clicked on an icon in the play store. Edit: I just saw that you mentioned access to a computer in your first post. Sorry for sounding like a dick!
Smartphones won’t help you learn how computers work. They are dumbed down devices, designed to keep you on social media while maximizing exposure to ads. These things are way worse than TVs.
Tasker says you’re wrong.
The kid who has done nothing more than install games from the play store is miles ahead of his phone-less peers.
And I’d say the kid who learned to start a game on daddy’s PC is miles ahead of the kid who clicked on an icon in the play store.
Edit: I just saw that you mentioned access to a computer in your first post. Sorry for sounding like a dick!