Yeah it’s not really up for debate, the science is only growing more conclusive on how smartphones negatively impact a developing braind, especially with social media.
Also, attention span is not vestigial… It’s pretty important, and can’t be replaced by technology…but I was more referring to anxiety and depression disorders, which again, are on the rise.
I’m also kind of confused why you included penmanship in there, as that is not something a child’s development requires to be healthy. It’s simply a skill, and one that has been replaced by typing, almost 1:1.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Once upon a time people argued penmanship was crucial to building a well developed brain. Same with memorizing epics by rote. Books were actually considered bad for students because they would become dull and lazy if they did not commit all their knowledge to memory.
But memory can largely be replaced by technology, and that enables access to more knowledge than one person could ever memorize. Who knows how society will develop, for better or worse.
yetiftw@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
yes but in order to effectively use technology to replace memory you still have to commit things to memory. if I don’t know something exists then how can I Google it?
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Attention isn’t eliminated by smartphones, just shortened