The goal is to change the norm, Fernyhough said, so that when children come to the end of primary school, the class “bands together and says, ‘Let’s all delay until at least 14.’
Yeah right that’s going to happen: p
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soulfirethewolf@lemdro.id 8 months ago
I fear for the digital literacy of Gen Alpha
soulfirethewolf@lemdro.id 8 months ago
soulfirethewolf@lemdro.id 8 months ago
They can live their childhood as they should do, focus on their learning and enjoy the real world without having to spend their life scrolling, which we all know is not good for them
Older people forget that the norm of childhood has changed. And assume that children should do the same things they did instead of learning how to moderate what they do
jerrythegenius@lemmy.world 8 months ago
“Why don’t kids play outside nowadays” Look out the window. What outside? How do they play there? They could go to a park, but how do they get there? They could play in the city, but would that be safe? They could go bush, but how? They could play around the neighbourhood, and then what, make a bike jump by digging a bit and gathering some dirt from a drain and get reported and then have the council put up signs saying that the area may be under surveillance despite there not really being anywhere to put cameras?
Strobelt@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Exactly! Much easier just making something as “evil” than actually solving the issues around.
Children shouldn’t be using their cells that much, but this is not solved by restricting access to it. It is solved by making communities and spaces child-safe and interesting for them.
raynethackery@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Sounds sort of like those virginity contracts.
lorty@lemmy.ml 8 months ago
Gen Z has terrible digital literacy already. Knowing how to scroll tiktok or whatever doesn’t teach you what a file system even is.
phillaholic@lemm.ee 8 months ago
Is it that important? All technology gets better to the point of it just working, and when it rarely doesn’t, you contact someone who does. My grandfather could build cars from parts alone. My father could do most maintenance repairs and knew enough to understand what the mechanic was telling him. I know what video games and entertainment have told me about cars, but have no clue about it in real life. It hasn’t mattered. Cars are so reliable, I can just have AAA if I get in a bind.
ndondo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 months ago
It is. But in your defence at this point it only matters when something goes wrong. And that’s getting pretty rare.
I think it’s why there’s such a clear divide between people who “just use Linux” and those who don’t. Modern computers hide almost all information that would let you figure stuff out on your own and Linux makes you figure stuff out like once a month.
But all that means is that your choices are more and more limited. And it’s how Microsoft is able to sneak such predatory practices into their OS. You can’t go anywhere else
phillaholic@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I don’t really agree with that conclusion. Linux is as old as windows and it had ample time to gain market share. Most people don’t want to tinker. I’ve posted recently about trying Linux for the first time in over a decade and how much worse the Ubuntu experience was than a decade ago. Meanwhile windows has gotten far easier to install and get going.
rab@lemmy.ca 8 months ago
There are computer science students these days who don’t know what a file system is. Ponder that one for a moment
phillaholic@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I had to take a typing class in college. They can teach basics. It doesn’t take long to go over file systems.