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Educators are furious about this 5 step program:
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On the plus side. A whole generation will now distrust government and get liberty
Social media will be banned for all children under 16, UK PM Keir Starmer announces
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Every political party in the UK is in an arms race on who can make school harder, longer, and remove freedoms further still in moments of respite.
Waiting for the day they realise that they themselves might be the problem.
We are banning social media access for under 16s.
These days kids must find their feet in a world where technology intrudes into every area of their life.
I just can’t let that go on anymore. So we’re giving children their childhoods back.
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The UK Government's 'careful review' of the research found a small correlation between children's use of social media and wellbeing, but no evidence of a causal effect:
gov.uk/government/pub…
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0b46…
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This really the same author who wrote The Righteous Mind, and The Happiness Hypothesis?
Well done, UK Govt; well done PM Starmer.
UK Parents love the policy, and the evidence keeps mounting that heavy social media use causes a variety of harms. See 7 lines of evidence laid out here:
afterbabel.com/p/seven-lines…
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31 May 2024
The beauty of Moneyball. Paired with the reflective The Mighty Rio Grande by This Will Destory You.
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And yet, only one set forth with the ideas to explore the universe.
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No system in human history has allowed more people to sit in their garden making art than capitalism
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Mar 24
Technological innovation is the best solution to our environmental problems.
It's also far better than the alternatives for our children and their mental health.
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One of many advantages of being Tom's friend for many a year, is our almost daily conversations orbiting literature. Definitely indebted to his introduction: Iain Banks; Alan Lightman; Ray Bradbury and more!
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Mar 16
Congratulations to Cuba on reaching net zero
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JUST IN 🔴
Cuba’s entire electrical grid collapses, plunging the country into blackout - CNN.
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I didn't even know he was sick
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RIP Paul Ehrlich, who lived to the ripe age of 93 after ensuring that millions of others would never get the chance.
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Remember writing essays looking at the “advantages of the one child policy” that China adopted for school geography. Even before having minimal econ and epistemology theory, I always had a hunch that this exercise was odd.
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Paul Ehrlich was genuinely one of the worst people of the 20th century. Everything he stood for was wrong; everything he advocated for was evil. x.com/derektmuller/status/20…
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Such a cool brag. Copy and frame it in every higher learning institution, and public office lol
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Don't make me tap the sign
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This Labour Government will not tolerate fuel companies profiteering and hardworking people losing out.
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Somebody give Kimmy a copy of Crusader Kings III Plzzz the boy is dying
BREAKING: North Korea launched missile toward Sea of Japan, landing in the sea.
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Every so often I remember Game of Thrones exists, dive into some lore videos or wiki pages, and wonder why I’m not obsessed with it 24/7… until I remember we’ve run out of books and the show ended after S4.
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JUST IN: Hamas calls on Iran to stop attack on neighbouring countries
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One of the most prominent ancient blood libels, which has caused the murder and torture of countless Jews. Parliament should be ashamed of itself.
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