Relevant to the ongoing discussion about banning smartphones in #BritishColumbia schools:

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Thoughts on the relative hypocricy of the US TikTok ban:

Biden signs a bill into law that "requires ByteDance to sell TikTok within nine months — or a year, if Biden invokes a 90-day extension — or else face a nationwide ban in the U.S." This is in my humble opinion an astonishing overreach powered by a combination of misinformation, anti-China sentiments, and a fundamental lack of understanding of how anything on the internet works. Implied in this new law is that 1) TikTok can influence people's opinions in a significant way, and 2) that's fine as long as the service is owned by an American company. If you're looking for a textbook example of hypocrisy, here it is. If the concern of lawmakers really is undue political influence on American social media users, demanding an ownership transfer is not the solution - meaningful and enforceable regulation of all social media combined with robust privacy laws and consumer rights is. Several large American social media companies have long been doing the exact things TikTok is being accused of and faced no meaningful consequences. It's worth noting this bill has bipartisan support across both houses, and similar anti-TikTok moves are being considered in other countries. Meanwhile, other demonstrably harmful social media companies and practices continue unchecked by the same lawmakers.

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The distance between grand vision and practical reality may be too wide for the Apple Vision Pro. I know a few people who swear by the futuristic goggles. The rest shrug and ask why bother. This is not how historically devoted Apple fans act when the company rolls out new tech, and I think it's about more than the eye-watering price: VR is a sci-fi dream we have tried and failed to make a reality for decades. And as the vision tech gets better, it's becoming more and more clear the issue isn't fidelity; it's UX. There is something inherently uncomfortable about superimposing a digital world onto the real one and interacting with phantoms by pinching and waving your hands. Tactile response will likely resolve some of this disconnect, but are people willing to don full VR suits as described in everything from the Lawn Mower Man to Ready Player One to go to work? I doubt it. I think subtle AR may have a future, if it manifests as minimal visual, auditory, and tactile input. As for the fully immersive vision Apple is now cutting back on, I have my doubts. We shall see. #WeShallSee https://lnkd.in/gT6ec6xj