“Our study suggests that policy efforts should move away from generic limits on screen time and instead focus on identifying and addressing addictive patterns of screen use,” said Yunyu Xiao, the study’s lead author and an assistant professor at Weill Cornell Medicine/New York-Presbyterian.
“This challenges the prevailing narrative, which often equates more screen time with greater harm. In contrast, we found that it is how young people use technology — not how much — that matters most.”
Nice to see we’re starting to dig into the complexity of this issue.
have-a-break · 1h ago
A different view would be these apps are “arresting” young children.
By forcing them to interact with the application, wouldn’t be surprised if in 10-20 years negative health effects and career outcomes would be billable to these billion dollar organizations.
“This challenges the prevailing narrative, which often equates more screen time with greater harm. In contrast, we found that it is how young people use technology — not how much — that matters most.”
Nice to see we’re starting to dig into the complexity of this issue.
By forcing them to interact with the application, wouldn’t be surprised if in 10-20 years negative health effects and career outcomes would be billable to these billion dollar organizations.