BBS: TELESC.NET.BR Assunto: Re: people with autism De: Mike Powell Data: Sun, 3 May 2026 14:47:00 +0000 ----------------------------------------------------------- -=> fusion wrote to MIKE POWELL <=- MP> I wonder about that also. Kids of a certain age and below have grown up MP> in a world of mobile phones, tablets, etc., and I very much suspect that MP> the ones that have been allowed to interact with these objects without, MP> or with little, restriction have broken attention spans. fu> there is research coming out that any education involving computers, fu> tablets, etc. is reducing student outcome. i don't know if it's just fu> people's brains being wired to think "this knowledge is always fu> available on the internet i don't need it now (or may never)" vs "this fu> is knowledge i have in my own head, i might need it someday" or what.. Some schools are moving away from "screen time" learning and back towards more traditional classrooms as a result. I think that is a good thing. ;) MP> Those of us who are old enough that we grew up in houses without such MP> things really notice the difference. fu> then again we had video games and tons of junk TV and movies (including fu> subliminal messaging! ever want a dr pepper after watching spiderman fu> with tobey maguire? lol) and somehow we managed to put a line between fu> that and education. IIRC, the Tobey Maguire Spiderman came out when I was around 30. :D Some kids I knew had video game equipment at home, but most of us didn't. TV does come with some gotchas but it does require you to pay attention so you don't miss something... especially back in the day when most of us couldn't record it and there was no streaming. ;) On the internet, it has got to where sites like Youtube prioritize short content (< 2 minutes) over longer form videos. A lot of creators of long form content have been complaining about that because they are loosing views and money to the short form content. Best as I can tell, everything on sites like Instagram and Tik Tok are aimed at short attention spans. ... Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? --- * ScorpioBBS * Project Scorpio TEST ----------------------------------------------------------- [Voltar]