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The article makes some interesting points about the correlation between computer usage in schools and test scores. What I would be interested in is the unmetered computer usage outside of schools. Are students with restricted access to so-called "brain-rot" social media outperforming those with it?

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As a parent of a middle schooler and an elementary schooler, I don't need a formal study to answer that question. I've met my childrens' classmates. Sometimes, anecdotal evidence is sufficient.

And, I wish they were using real computers! Unfortunately, they're on tablets.

It's so bizarre to watch. The programmers of tomorrow may actually use iPads and LLMs, or similar. The abstraction from the work being done is increasing rapidly, and understanding of the underlying systems is decreasing. I know it's the way things have been going for decades, but it feels weird.

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