We argue that "screen time" is too coarse a metric. To understand digital behaviour, we need to look at the function(s) that behaviour serves, not just the form that it takes.

I have no clue if [insert emerging tech] is gonna take over the world, but it's safe to say that I'm quite cautious of people who are trying to play prophet and sell their "vision" of the future... I'd kindly request them to take their vision and flush it down the toilet.

Aral Balkan wrote this (elsewhere) a few months ago: "UX is colonial design so this is unsurprising."

He also posted his talk on this topic: ar.al/talks/#desig...

There needs to be more emojis ❄️☃️✨

And yes, it's more than likely that they are gen AI produced texts:

Somewhat relevant: beasthacker.com/til/parental...

There's room somewhere to talk about monitoring systems used at home—both for minors and for elderly.

This is done out of safety, but I suspect that a lot of owners are unaware of the extent of data collection (and how they are stored and processed), esp considering there are many unknown vendors.