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bodywash
· 9 years ago
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I know - it may sound exaggerated but kids today are totally corrupted and can't spend one minute not on technology. I don't even remember the last time my younger brothers read.
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rapunzel
· 9 years ago
I know! I mean, technology is great but it's been proven to be bad for young children (or anyone, really) to be on it for too long. It makes me sad when I walk by an empty playground. Or when I babysit my neighbours kids, who never want to do anything except watch a movie.
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bodywash
· 9 years ago
exactly!! have you seen all car commercials lately? they all feature cars that have Wi-Fi or movies so the kids stay quiet. its just baffling.
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simplydinosaurs
· 9 years ago
Says the people commenting on Funsubstance ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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rapunzel
· 9 years ago
Okay, fair enough! But my problem isn't with technology, it's with the overuse of technology.
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deleted
· 9 years ago
Yes! Tech is find, but kids need to experience the world first, and to remember that there are things out of the screen and that others deserve attention as well as electronics
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deleted
· 9 years ago
Hey! I'm 13 and I grew up with Legos and the outdoors and feeding random cats that happened to come by, not only technology! I can go weeks without tech (although I start to forget what day it is) I bet all you "uncorrupted adults" can't even go a few days without their phones! I'm practically addicted to books (I own 230ish of them) I read all the time, I also write a lot. Not all kids are addicted to technology.
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deleted
· 9 years ago
I hope you realize my childhood story is very similar to yours. I'm not an adult, but I look at both people my age and people younger and realize the negative impacts of overuse of technology in children's lives. And while I'm not an adult, I think that using that juxtaposition is kinda mean. And I can stay weeks without tech, given that I have other things to entertain me. I read and I write, I sing and dance, I do a lot not concerning twch, but I do also do a lot more with tech. I am lucky I grew up in a time where tech hadn't taken over our lives to this extent, because I believe it allowed me a full personality. I have a young cousin, and his life is dependant on phones. He barely has a personality. I feel bad for him. Use of technology is good. Overuse is bad, especially for children. An d remembe this is coming from someone with a very similar life story and of a very close age.
iccarus
· 9 years ago
I buy my son lego now, i wish i kept all mine, that's stuff's expensive
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guest
· 9 years ago
everyone talks about how technology took over the toys, and you commented to praise yourself! Let someone praise you, dont praise yourself
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iccarus
· 9 years ago
wasn't praising myself, more an expression how expensive lego has gotten and my regret for losing mine from when i was younger.
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deleted
· 9 years ago
He's just telling us how he managed his kids and his experiences
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ascsme
· 9 years ago
They sell Legos in charity shops though. I got some unused ones last Christmas for free
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prancingpelicans
· 9 years ago
...the only people I've ever seen playing that game have been older than 30
frostbite
· 9 years ago
They are just like any other toy. Adults won't understand because they are no longer kids. In 20 years you will see people say they're glad they grew up with technology.
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rapunzel
· 9 years ago
There have been many studies demonstrating the negative effects that too much technology has had on the growth and development of children's brains. So, while I don't think that technology is purely negative (it has many positive traits), it has certainly caused a lot of problems. And I don't think children 20 years from now will be happy to say that the best memories the have with their parents, siblings, and friends is staring mindlessly at a screen.
rin_okumura
· 9 years ago
I like to multitask while on my iPad. I usually watch anime or read on it, but it's still not healthy to stare at the screen all day (it gives me headaches, too), so I take breaks and do art stuff, like drawing or panting. In fact, I'm working on a picture of cute monkeys! （＾∇＾）
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average_potterhead
· 9 years ago
Me too.
deleted
· 9 years ago
I see that you have yet to play Lego World. Prepare thy self
