Comments on: Computers Are Eating Your Children http://clicknathan.com/2009/09/04/computers-are-eating-your-children/ Pittsburgh Web designer, blogger and #1 top podcast in USA! Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:25:08 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nathan http://clicknathan.com/2009/09/04/computers-are-eating-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-36812 nathan Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:14:37 +0000 http://clicknathan.com/2009/09/04/computers-are-eating-your-children/#comment-36812 It's more about pre-emptive striking, Leslie. "Don't play that more than an hour a day, four days a week" type of stuff. If he does, I remove an ear. He's still able to hear from the left side of his head. Seriously though, just managing it for them isn't enough, you've got to ingrain <em>why</em> they shouldn't be doing it. Because there's an amazing beautiful world of people, pleasure, swingsets, fence pole licking and toad pee to explore. Much more fascinating than any Princess Toadstool. It’s more about pre-emptive striking, Leslie. “Don’t play that more than an hour a day, four days a week” type of stuff. If he does, I remove an ear. He’s still able to hear from the left side of his head.

Seriously though, just managing it for them isn’t enough, you’ve got to ingrain why they shouldn’t be doing it. Because there’s an amazing beautiful world of people, pleasure, swingsets, fence pole licking and toad pee to explore. Much more fascinating than any Princess Toadstool.

]]> By: Leslie http://clicknathan.com/2009/09/04/computers-are-eating-your-children/comment-page-1/#comment-36811 Leslie Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:01:25 +0000 http://clicknathan.com/2009/09/04/computers-are-eating-your-children/#comment-36811 Wow, this is such a well-written post. A serious subject, but I was laughing throughout. This topic reminds me of a book I read in college - Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut. It suggested that the advancement of technology doesn't necessarily improve one's quality of life. New technology can make your life worse. I can't imagine how difficult it would be to have a child and try to manage the exposure to TV, cell phones, computers, etc. It sounds like a full-time job! Wow, this is such a well-written post. A serious subject, but I was laughing throughout.

This topic reminds me of a book I read in college – Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut. It suggested that the advancement of technology doesn’t necessarily improve one’s quality of life. New technology can make your life worse. I can’t imagine how difficult it would be to have a child and try to manage the exposure to TV, cell phones, computers, etc. It sounds like a full-time job!

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