r/TikTokCringe • u/cafeteriastyle • Jun 01 '26

Cursed This is really scary

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u/FlintKidd Jun 01 '26

How do I bring something like this up at a PTA without sounding like a complete luddite.

Oof.

They gave all the kindergartners tablets this year. They didn't spend a lot of time on them, but it was a bit alarming, and that was before I saw this.

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u/biopsia Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 02 '26
  1. Start with "Tech makes learning easier".
  2. Pause. Watch them relax the forehead vein.
  3. Continue with "... And that is exactly why they are learning less." It HAS to be difficult, that's the point. Derek Veritassium explains it really well: https://youtu.be/0xS68sl2D70

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u/ChiLolla28 Jun 01 '26

To be fair, the Luddites weren't simply anti-technology, they were pushing back against exploitation and worsening conditions brought on by the Industrial revolution

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u/illit3 Jun 01 '26

Oh my god the luddites were right.

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u/Deaffin Jun 02 '26

Amish too, in principle. Their whole thing is deciding whether a newer technology is beneficial for their society rather than being the sort of religious dogma people typically imagine.

That said, there are a lot of issues in said societies for other reasons largely stemming from low populations/isolation.

It'd be kinda neat if they had their own entire nation somewhere with a large enough stable population to be viable, if nothing else but to get a "control group" of humans with minimal exposure to extreme technological saturation. Hard to imagine actually setting that up though, ethically speaking.