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Kids who own cellphones have poorer reading comprehension scores than those who don’t, researchers find (newsroom.ucla.edu)
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[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sometimes you need a screen. Those times are rare but they do happen.

[–] heartSagan5@lemmy.zip 2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

Uh, human history is bereft of screens. I don’t think they’re ever necessary, except for inpatient people.

Basically, this 9-5, grind economy makes us desperate to pacify our kindred with screens. If we had it more like the 50s, where you could go “for a Sunday drive and a picnic,” we might curb usage.