Why Screen Time Metrics Fail Children and Society
Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen argues against reductive measures like 'screen time', highlighting how metrics become targets that distort behaviour in education, health, and law.
Philosopher C. Thi Nguyen argues against reductive measures like 'screen time', highlighting how metrics become targets that distort behaviour in education, health, and law.
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