Absolutely agree these things are useful, and extremely convenient to have in a single device.
However none of them are essential, and I'm not convinced any of the benefits of these conveniences outweigh ingraining this device dependance on children at critical habit forming points of their lives.
Note that the trend of how addicted to their phone they are seems to directly correlate to their exposure when they were young.
Boomers+: Barely at all
Gen X: A bit
Gen Y: A real problem
Gen Z: I'd be surprised if 5/100 can watch a full length movie without looking at their phone
If you consider at what point in life each group gained access to engaging modern tech, there is a clear correlation. Causation is a reasonable path to follow here, and it much too likely to risk young childrens exposure - in my opinion.
However none of them are essential, and I'm not convinced any of the benefits of these conveniences outweigh ingraining this device dependance on children at critical habit forming points of their lives.
Note that the trend of how addicted to their phone they are seems to directly correlate to their exposure when they were young.
Boomers+: Barely at all
Gen X: A bit
Gen Y: A real problem
Gen Z: I'd be surprised if 5/100 can watch a full length movie without looking at their phone
If you consider at what point in life each group gained access to engaging modern tech, there is a clear correlation. Causation is a reasonable path to follow here, and it much too likely to risk young childrens exposure - in my opinion.