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corcyra t1_j7d2yij wrote

Reply to comment by Neither_Ride3473 in A new study suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in brain activity, as well as problems with executive functioning — the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions — in elementary school. by Wagamaga

Because lack of curiosity is a hallmark of the idiot.

What you don't understand (I'm guessing you don't know that many children or even like them very much, given the way you talk about them) is what kids are doing when they play. There's an old saying that if you give a child a toy with only one function, they'll get bored with it very quickly and go play with the box, because the box can become anything. That's not stupidity, but the nascent human spirit of enquiry which led to the steam engine, among other useful things.

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crimeo t1_j7cxf6z wrote

Reply to comment by OrangeYouGlad100 in In Monet's impressionist paintings, that dreamy haze is air pollution, study says by WouldbeWanderer

So by your logic, if I'm completely blind, I'm also blind to my equipment, therefore it cancels out and I will paint landscapes with perfect accuracy? This redditor just cured all blindness with facts and logic.

Seeing your paints and gear less clearly would ADD to your problems and DOUBLE the errors and obscurity if anything, not undo your first layer of difficulties.

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twitchyv t1_j7crjtd wrote

Reply to comment by STATmelatonin in A new study suggests that too much screen time during infancy may lead to changes in brain activity, as well as problems with executive functioning — the ability to stay focused and control impulses, behaviors, and emotions — in elementary school. by Wagamaga

Yeah that’s wild. This why I, as a nanny, refuse to do screen time with any kids under 5 which is easier said than done if the parents share the same philosophical views on screen time. But under my watch, there’s no screens!

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