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Garwboy

@Garwboy@ohai.social

Neuroscientist, author, science bod, vague wit, moderately prominent Twitter person. Tend to chime in with all things brain and mental health related.

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Universities should only fund courses that definitely lead to well-paid careers?

Maybe they should also only fund the science experiments that will 100% succeed. And football academies should only accept kids guaranteed to play in the Premier League. Think of the savings!

FFS

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Saw an old public payphone a while back that had been converted into a charging station for smartphones.

Seemed a bit harsh, you know? You've already wiped them out, and now you're feasting on their remains?

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People are sharing this post on the other site again for some reason, so I thought I'd put it here too, because I stand by it 100%

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People are sharing this post on the other site again for some reason, so I thought I'd put it here too, because I stand by it 100%

Garwboy, to random
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With some individuals weighing just 27kg, the 'Malaysian Sun' is the smallest member of the ursine family

So that's the bear minimum.

Garwboy, to mentalhealth
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The Changing Relationship Between Work and

It's changing (whether people like it or not)

https://thecosmicshamblesnetwork.substack.com/p/the-changing-relationship-between

My latest for @cosmicshambles which, for , explores the increasingly important issue of how mental health is regarded at work

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Amazing.

"I'm sorry I got caught publishing easily-disproven BS, but others should have stopped me"

He can't even write a basic apology without throwing someone else under the bus. It's like a reflex he's developed.

Garwboy,
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@LiquorVicar you know what? At this point, I wouldn't even be sure about that.

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Ergo, a draconian, restrictive approach to young people seems the easier (and cheaper) option

But even if it looks that way, it won't be. It'd likely backfire, in multiple ways. Assuming you actually care about kids and aren't just posturing for votes, that would matter

[Another sarcastic face]

/end

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Said it before, but to reiterate:

"Ban social media for under 16s"

"internet-free phones for children"

These ideas may have worked 20 years ago, but that horse bolted so long ago, it's galloped around the planet and is now approaching the stable from the opposite direction

/1

Garwboy,
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Fact is, a vast chunk of the modern childhood experience now involves the internet, being online, and phones. Whether you feel that's good or bad isn't the issue, but trying to remove that, via a heavy-handed top-down approach... that's not going to end well.

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How's it going to work? One option, they take phones and apps away from kids under 16 once the new law is on the books, meaning millions of tech-savvy teens suddenly have their social life/interests massively disrupted.

Yeah, I'm sure they'll just accept that without a fuss

/3

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Alternatively, it's staggered, so only kids without a smartphone etc. when the law's in place are affected by it. So, they have to watch all their slightly-older peers enjoy something they can't have.

Again, I'm sure they'll accept that with maturity and grace [cough]

/4

Garwboy,
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I mean, it's not like we don't have countless existing examples of what happens when you impose age limits on teens. Like, you officially can't drink alcohol or see sexual material if you're under-18, so obviously, no younger teen has ever done those things

[Sarcastic face]

/5

Garwboy,
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Again, I'm not saying that's a good thing. But anyone who has ever encountered a teen of any age should know that, if you don't want them doing something, telling them "I've decided you can't do that, and you have no say in the matter" is the worst possible strategy

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Laws which prevent under-16s from accessing smartphones & social media, the most likely outcome isn't "Healthy, compliant teens who go outside more", but "Teens with smartphones and social media, but also experience of, and comfort with, circumventing laws"

Marvellous

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Garwboy,
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A more effective solution for teenage smartphone issues would be for the tech companies to impose more rigorous and robust enforcement of their supposed rules and restrictions.

But making that happen would require governments confronting rich people. Can you imagine!

/8

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Why does this thing exist? (Podcast)

Episode 97: "Pantyhose Piggy-bank"

https://shows.acast.com/why-does-this-thing-exist-podcast/episodes/episode-97-pantyhose-piggy-bank

Where Dean and Simon recycle tights in confusing ways, and fact check some very strange claims about the UK

Wherever you get your podcasts!

Garwboy, to random
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Writing about the cost of living crisis and my autocorrect changed it to 'Cost of living Chris'.
I feel like I've accidentally created the bleakest ever educational children's character.

Garwboy, to Podcast
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Some people see their doctor's instructions as a challenge to be thwarted, rather than, you know... valuable interventions for the sake of your health.

https://shows.acast.com/why-does-this-thing-exist-podcast/episodes/episode-96-dashboard-cucumbers

video/mp4

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Why does this thing exist? (Podcast)
Episode 96: “Dashboard Cucumbers”

https://shows.acast.com/why-does-this-thing-exist-podcast/episodes/episode-96-dashboard-cucumbers

Start your weekend right with a bizarrely produce-themed episode of Why Does This Thing Exist? (Podcast)

Impractical car tips and underwhelming valentines gifts are just some of the highlights

Garwboy, to random
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Hivemind

What would be the most credible and/or reliable go-to resources for children/teens who want help with mental health matters at the moment?

I try to keep up with these things, but I am in my forties and it's starting to show

Garwboy,
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@GinevraCat UK Ideally, but fine to look elsewhere.

Garwboy, to random
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As I close in on 42 years of age, it has only just dawned on me that I have absolutely no idea what the is or what it's for. I just know that the dress code is baffling.

Garwboy,
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@Jennie believe it or not, I get this a lot..

Garwboy,
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@Jennie I met Lynn from Alan Partridge and she guessed I was 54. True story.

She offered the same explanation as you, fwiw

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