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Microplastics found in every human placenta tested in study
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"Kids are dumb because iPads, they should be reading instead."
Ah yes, sorry I forgot you cannot read anything on an iPad. Ever since Apple outlawed reading back in 1997, we've been on a downhill slide to unga bunga caveman times.
I see your point, an iPad is a tool like any other, but FWIW, I ain’t never seen a little kid read on an iPad for fun. Arguably a parenting problem, but also kids games are juiced to the max.
Can't blame the technology itself for the lack of oversight from parents. Put a lock on the games, limit play time, or better yet give your kids a monthly allowance for an e-reader app. Make them excited to read.
Why can't you blame the technology as well? It's quite literally designed to be a trivial but addicting experience. Good parents can obviously circumvent the issue, but on a societal level it's inevitable that millions of kids end up glued to electronic devices at a critical time when they should be developing other skills.
you ever seen a kid read a book when they have YouTube or TikTok as options
Sounds like the parental controls aren't being used properly, more than it being the fault of technology.