Ultra-low caps on "screen time" for kids increasingly resemble foot-binding to me
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Some kids will watch quantum mechanics lectures or knitting tutorials some of the time. But a lot of time is spent watching actual crap on youtube, which is kind of weaponised television
"Quantum mechanics lectures" are absolute trash if a child isn't particularly interested in them. Virtually anything they would choose themselves would be a better use of their time.
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In my life I've learned about 8,000 times more by exploring my whimsical interests of the moment than through any forced lecture or involuntary project.
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I'm certainly not talking about anything involuntary. Agency is the holy grail, isn't it? But I'd rather have no youtube than no agency.
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It was a joke: let's stick with knitting tutorial. I'm talking about active engagement vs. passive. Do you accept one is better? Or shall I get some actual video titles from the stuff my 9 year old will watch if given the chance?
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If a child wants to knit, let them knit. If a child doesn't want to knit, great; it's not a skill that makes any sort of practical sense in 2020 unless you enjoy it. People lose their minds when they equate productivity with menial tasks.
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