Kids Are Not Okay (With Tech)

3 pointsposted 8 hours ago
by speckx

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578_Observer

7 hours ago

I have a 10-year-old daughter who is talented at drawing. Despite living in a digital home, I intentionally have her use *paper and paint*, not an iPad.

Why? Because the "Undo" button makes choices cheap. On paper, a mistake is fatal. Dealing with that "irreversibility" builds mental toughness and true intent (Agency).

It reminds me of a quote from Shogo Makishima (the antagonist in Psycho-Pass), who insists on reading physical books in a hyper-digital society: "Books are not just for reading words. They are tools to calibrate your senses."

In a world of infinite digital slop, "Analog" is no longer just nostalgia. It is a discipline to keep our human senses calibrated.