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Okay first who said eight hours? I am not saying there shouldn’t be limits, just that banning the internet completely is a bad idea. Second communicating with technology is an essential social skill in itself, and being able to use technology and apply critical thinking to things you read is absolutely essential. Lots of people work from home using technology. Almost everyone will have to use technology to do research e.g. in college.

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Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Socialization is a slow process. Many people who have good families and rich environments still have problems learning how to have face to face conversations. Look how many people on this site talk about not wanting to have a conversation over the phone or talk to a stranger in a shop.

That’s my original comment. Never said anything about banning the internet.

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- areyouevenreal@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Yes in a thread about banning kids from having smartphones, which are the main way people access the internetwork nowadays.
  
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  - Dagwood222@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Just for my own reference; which part do you read as ‘banning the internet’?
    
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    areyouevenreal@lemm.ee ⁨6⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
    Okay now you are just being obtuse. You realize lots of kids these days don’t have or use regular computers, right? Smartphones are now the only way to access some services as well, and are important in case you get lost. You can’t call your parents or 999 on a laptop now can you?
    
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