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They’ve grown up online. So why are our kids not better at detecting misinformation? (www.thestar.com)
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They’ve grown up online. So why are our kids not better at detecting misinformation?::Recent studies have shown teens are more susceptible than adults. It’s a problem researchers, teachers and parents are only beginning to understand.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Again, I don't think your experiences from 20 years ago are relevant to the current day. With how far smartphones have come, it's actually very common for families to not own a single laptop or desktop computer. Modern children game on phones/tablets and consoles/handhelds way more than they do on computers. For many, school is really the only place they have access to a computer.

The above isn't just relevant to typing - young kids are becoming increasingly ignorant of concepts that smartphones abstract away, e.g. filesystems

[–] dmmeyournudes 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The experience from 20 years ago is that all of these people instantly forgot everything they learned and complained that they were never taught it. I don't think you understand the problem here.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If that were true, nobody would be literate or be able to do basic arithmetic…

[–] dmmeyournudes 1 points 10 months ago

I see you failed to learn nuance in your schooling.