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Dull Men's Club @lemmy.world
Mediocre_Bard @lemmy.world

Walked dog. Went to gym. Drinking tea.

  • Hey! Sorry for the delay. I am an infrequent poster at best.

    When kids have access to phones, then they want to be on their phones. They rush through their work, don't pay full attention to their instruction, and have no distance from their friends in which to process their lives.

    Rushing through their work and doing a shit job in order to get back on their phone sets up power struggles in the classroom with children who become offended if you tell them that their work is insufficient. Since they were not fully paying attention to the lesson, they have to go back and correct mistakes, which they view as 'cutting into their time'.

    The biggest behavioral impact is that once phones are in the mix, the conversation in the friend group never stops. Arguments continue, jokes continue, complaints continue, and all of this spirals and escalates on itself. Kids get stuck into online arguments with people they then see at lunch. So, you have kids talking mad shit online, creating this culture of anxiety and fear that keeps the students on edge. Grudges continue on for years. Literal years, over stuff that would have been forgotten in a week if it wasn't constantly recycled in the friend group for content.

    Finally, kids who are removed from their phones freak out. That constant conversation that they know is happening is now inaccessible to them, and they know how they talk about each other. Now they have to worry about not knowing who has beef with who, what is being said about them, and not understanding the latest ridiculous meme or joke.

    So, in answer to the specific behaviors that cell phones cause, there is no direct answer. Rather, take a school, give bullies access to everyone all the time, amplify every disagreement, argument, or compromising picture or piece of information, add in a constant distraction to the task at hand, which reduces reflection and growth, keep kids in constant contact with their parents and stymying their independent development, and then ask which behaviors are the result of that. Is it the violence? The disrespect? The apathy toward classroom instruction? The anxiety? The reliance on constant reassurance from either looking something up or receiving real time feedback from their parents and friends? It is tough to say.

    What is easy to say, based on a lot of experience, is that when you stamp out cellphone culture, everything improves by every metric. Grades go up, discipline goes down, positive interactions with peers and kindness become the norm, and kids are able to just be kids while they are at school.

  • I'm doing pretty good then. Where I live has been so historically abundant in resources that people were able to just sort of vibe.

    I would also establish a calendar, convey it to the locals, and warn them of what is to come along with a timeline.

  • A Boring Dystopia @lemmy.world
    Mediocre_Bard @lemmy.world

    Peak Taika.

    Every time I watch the news, I feel like we are living through the final act of Jojo Rabbit.

    Dungeons and Dragons @lemmy.world
    Mediocre_Bard @lemmy.world

    Friday Night Quotes

    DM: "You exit the warehouse and make your way across the crowded market square. What measures do you take to avoid the suspicion of the guards?"

    Paladin: "We walk like people who aren't covered in blood."

    What did your group get up to last night?

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Mediocre_Bard @lemmy.world

    I feel like a flashbang went off in my head, so the only question that I can think of is, "What now?" (Details in body.)

    This is about to be some real shit about a failing (failed?) marriage. Get out now if that is not for you.

    My wife and I, both in our 40s, have been together for a long time, 20+ years. About 10 years ago our daughter was born and that was pretty good. I was stupid and had an affair during that first year because I was immature and, in retrospect, wasn't able to handle the shift in my wife's attention from me to my daughter.

    We worked it out. We moved to a bigger house that is paid off. My mom died and left us all some money. Then my wife was diagnosed with MS about 4 years ago and things have been on the decline.

    We haven't had sex in a year and neither of us again expects to. She has been depressed and I don't know how to help her. We recently, like yesterday, determined in a mutual discussion that we no longer had a romantic relationship, but that we had a good partnership for raising our daughter and generally handling life. While it was good to get an unspoken truth out the

    Steam @lemmy.ml
    Mediocre_Bard @lemmy.world
    forms.gle Tactical Adventures - Future Game Survey!

    Heya everyone! After more than 2 long years of Solasta, the Tactical Adventures crew is finally moving onto their next project. We can't thank you enough for riding at our side on this long journey, and we sure hope you'll keep following us! As you all know, we've always highly valued our communit...

    Tactical Adventures - Future Game Survey!

    The guys that made Solasta are looking for some input. It's a short survey but could be helpful in shaping whatever comes next.

    Hey there everyone!

    I hope you've all had a good weekend - I know many of you are very likely still lost in the world of Forgotten Realms right now (at least I was), living your best life as~~ a horny bard~~ an honest adventurer.

    We'll be closing our Future Game Survey at the end of the week, so if you want to give us your preferences on what our next game should have please make sure you don't miss it.

    MapMaking - A Map Making community for DND/TTRPG @lemmy.world
    Mediocre_Bard @lemmy.world

    Hidden Temple

    Trolls have taken up residence in the caves surrounding this forgotten temple. Only when adventurers come to investigate the blocked river will they have a chance of finding something more.

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    Mediocre_Bard @lemmy.world

    How do I sticky a post in my community if I am a mod?

    I must be missing something, but I am trying to get a general news thread at the top of the community and do not see how to sticky it.

    Thanks in advance!

    Answered. Thanks!

    MapMaking - A Map Making community for DND/TTRPG @lemmy.world
    Mediocre_Bard @lemmy.world

    Underwater Ruins #3: The Sunken City

    Time has definitely taken its toll.