Bldck

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 hour ago (4 children)

In the 2000s and early 2010s, less of your life was lived on a cell phone or smartphone.

For kids now, it’s 100% of their lives. Post-COVID, the majority of social interaction between peers is through a social media app.

That means that close to 100% of kids are on their phones during the school day. If you aren’t, you run the risk of social isolation and FOMO.

Administrators can’t send a kid to detention for using their phone because ALL kids would be in detention every day.

Here’s one article that examines the problem

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago

Rent seeking 🙂

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The amount and types of data a mobile app can access is infinitely higher than a web app.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

Bay of Biscay

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (5 children)

Check your wan IP on both your laptop and phone.

I typically use curl https://checkip.amazonaws.com

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I loved how Sanderson-as-Hoid was outright mocking their teenage love story and edgelord takes

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Not a direct answer to your question, but I read How to be Perfect last year. Michael Schur (creator of Parks and Rec) wrote the book as an exploration of the research they did to make The Good Place.

It’s a survey of philosophy for non-philosophers and does a great job breaking down how to make good choices without being preachy.

Here’s the link