• yeahiknow3@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Ah yes, we need special scientific evidence to figure out if playing outside with friends, fresh air and sunshine is better or worse than watching TikTok 5 hours a day.

    Please, let’s do a study on this mystery.

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      8 months ago

      “TV is bad for your eyes! You kids don’t go out and play anymore!”

      “Video games are making you violent! You kids don’t go out any play anymore!”

      “Phones are addictive! You kids don’t go out and play anymore!”

      I assume you’re most likely under 80, so one of those three was said about you when you were a child.

      Edit: If you are over 80, they said it about you listening to the radio.

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        7 months ago

        If you can’t disambiguate between culture-war fear-mongering and the actual prerequisites for human flourishing, you are as fucked in the head as any lead-addled boomer.

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          Which one of those is an actual prerequisite for human flourishing? Radio, TV, video games or phones? And which ones do you refuse to use because they are stopping you from flourishing? Apparently you’re okay with the internet.

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      8 months ago

      How are kids supposed to go outside and play when places for kids to play have disappeared, replaced with empty parking lots and record breaking temps every year?