Blame Society, Not the Screen Time | NYTimes.com
Great piece by danah boyd, who’s come to similar conclusions as Jason Kottke about ‘screen time’ actually being a super-social thing for teens to do:
This is why many of our youth turn to technology. They arenât addicted to the computer; theyâre addicted to interaction, and being around their friends. Children, and especially teenagers, donât want to only socialize with parents and siblings; they want to play with their peers. Thatâs how they make sense of the world. And weâve robbed them of that opportunity because weâre afraid of boogeymen.
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