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Essay / Analysis of blaming society and not screen time - 912
This is also true when people read books and articles. Boyd tries to elicit some emotion at the end of her article when she writes: “We raise our children in captivity and they turn to technology to socialize, learn and decompress. Why do we blame screens? Yes, it makes the audience feel something, but not what she wants them to feel. Boyd's audience, after reading this quote, feels bad. Once again, she's making them feel like they're not raising their children properly, and like I said earlier, that may not be the approach she wanted to take. Contrary to this bad feeling, Bergman gives his audience a feeling of gratitude when he talks about the different tools and skills that technology teaches teenagers and also what it taught him growing up. Bergman says technology has taught him "how to tell stories, create worlds, and even how to save and spend money." This statement further strengthens his argument because it gives parents a positive reason to consider when thinking about technology. If they see that it actually provides their children with something that they can use as they grow, parents will be more likely to allow it because they want their children to succeed as much as they can. being, which makes them feel good about what they do. they choose to