reliv3@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Why Schools Are Racing to Ban Student PhonesEnglish
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1 month agoThe smartphone is a different beast. Hardware and software companies spent millions of dollars of R&D to create the most psychologically addicting and attention demanding device as possible.
By this metric, one can argue that we currently “misuse” a lot of words in the English language, but the reality is language evolves. Think about how the definition of “nice” has evolved from meaning “ignorant or stupid” in the 1300s to it’s current meaning.