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Originally Posted by ardeegee
Yep, it sounds like a steaming pile of poo from an alarmist luddite.
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And did you look at the video or only at the pages you quoted before reaching that decision? Why do you think it's a pile of poo? Do you have anything to contribute to the discussion?
I watched the video, and I thought some of the points she raised were interesting, and she was (mostly) careful not to give any definitive answer that she couldn't prove. I think it's a valid question to ask what effects spending so much time in front of a screen can have on the formation of a mind. And I agree with her that it's something that should be studied (as I'm pretty sure it is).
But it's also true that she used a lot of analogies and anecdotal evidence, which doesn't sound very serious for a scientist.
I also think that this kind of message is something certain types of media are sure to love, and to repeat, amplify and distort, thereby transforming a (it seems to me) honest and valid questioning into a spectacular but meaningless prediction of doom. So she probably is not responsible for ALL of the stupid newspaper headlines that may have resulted from her declarations.