Nordic country is latest to act amid evidence of impact on young people, including attention and self-esteem
        • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
          10·
          6 months ago

          It’s not possible to participate in society without a phone

          It’s not a good thing to stunt the development of people we expect to depend on phones one day.

          It’s good to ban them during class because they’re a distraction. But human beings need phones to live in this world.

          Phones =/= bad, that’s lazy boomer logic

            • Fluffy Kitty Cat@slrpnk.netEnglish
              2·
              6 months ago

              Big corporate assholes have ruined internet communities but we can easily take back control, and we are right here right now actually

              • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zipEnglish
                1·
                6 months ago

                When it comes to social media specifically, having am engagement boosting recommendation algorithm is the root cause of several problems. That’s why Mastodon, Lemmy and Pixelfed are so great.

            • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
              9·
              6 months ago

              Kids are online because interaction in person has become increasingly difficult. School should probably only take up half or less of the current amount of time it does, of course kids are going to be doomscrolling while waiting out the clock to go home like we do at work.

              We can give them dumb phones, if we also close off most roads so no cars are allowed on them, and stop assigning homework, and stop treating school like a day care prison, and allow loitering.

              All the things that enabled kids to be kids instead of miniature adults before we started blaming phones for these problems.

              That would be great, for children to foster a sense of freedom, independence, community, and belonging in their society before becoming adults. Because most adults can’t even do that these days.

              But I don’t think we are ready for having the real conversations of fixing schools.