If you were using your device to learn
I would not hate it with such fierce resolve;
If knowledge were not something one must earn
This sin would be easier to absolve
But thy eternal boredom shall not fade
Nor yield to books the scrutiny thou ow'st
Nor shall the monstrous tuition paid
Move thee to make knowledge the fruit thou grow'st
Shall I compare thee to students of yore?
Their phones, to them, were not as thine to thee
They liked devices, whereas you adore
Yours with such passion, 'tis filthy to see
If looming apocalypse is boring
What chance has school to keep you from snoring?
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D. J. Reddall
I write because my time is limited and my imagination is not.
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Well done... love the picture too. "If looming apocalypse is boring What chance has school to keep you from snoring?" So true. As of 2024, phone are banned at public schools in Queensland, Australia... should be interesting & challenging!
Very pointed and very true. I have so many similar thoughts nowadays but seeing it all happen as you must, I just...cannot imagine. I remember a time before Tik Tok, before AI, before the ginormous split in media trust...before Americans seemed to lose their ability to critically think and be intellectually generous. That it evaporated so rapidly, and that the youth are so plugged in to every aspect that is worsening the problems at hand, is very discouraging and infuriating. It feels like we're on the precipice of something radical. I don't know what, exactly. But I wonder if anything will be recognizable at the end of it.
Awesome. I wonder what future generations will allow their children to do, screen wise.
. Outstanding! Keep striving for greatness
That picture and poem are incredibly apt. I like your style a lot, yet it sure is sad! And there’s not a way of knowing how to change it.