Razya

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[Razya @dL70]

The roosting chickens roost
And having roosted
Trail
Death and deep despair

Now all thy tears
Are but bleak pronouncements
Of your hypocrisy

And all your tantrums
Fading sighs
Of impotence

The Albatross
Around your neck
He’s not heavy
He’s your friend.
#sialkot

[Razya @dL70]

Hello friends and followers! I've been mentoring and guiding students through the college apps jungle since time immemorial and now I've got a website to show for it. Check it out! If you think it'll be useful to a kid (or parent you know) please share: https://t.co/qrtWKALYu2

[Steven Isserlis @StevenIsserlis]

Morning wisdom from J R Tolkien (d otd 1973):
“I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.
"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”

[Razya @dL70]

@FT @ftweekend please make this free to read! If you’re offering up a crystal ball, don’t offer it just to the chosen few!

The real threat to American prosperity https://t.co/c07fEUUfpQ

[Nick Gillespie @nickgillespie]

Fully 50 percent of a '70s boyhood was spent building bike jumps. The other 50 percent was spent recovering from broken bones from using bike jumps.

[Razya @dL70]

@jocelynhurndall @Charlie533080 @alexhallhall @guardiannews @BBCBreaking @nytimes no silent screams for them?

[Razya @dL70]

@Charlie533080 I made myself watch this. I wondered if any of these soldiers would be returning to the UK and if anyone would threaten to strip them of their citizenship. #ShamimaBegum #No for America is the global guardian of norms and rules. @TheEconomist

[safescreenscampaign @safe_screens]

“Check your child’s phone for explicit images until age 18, says police chief”
We MUST address the elephant in the room.
In a world where kids are more tech savvy than parents & internet enabled smartphones present such danger then regulation is needed.

https://t.co/I3Jvnqzsmw

[Dr Penny Hay 🇪🇺🕊💚🌳🐝🦋🌹🌈 @PenAHay]

Never more urgent Jeanette Winterson ❤️

[Razya @dL70]

@alon_mizrahi @tigerlilly_lu With Mr Sunak and Mr Biden repeating we are with you no matter how many red lines you cross as nauseum, why should they stop?

[kasra @kasratweets]

there is a revolution taking place in biology before our eyes

I spent the past month reading the papers & interviews of @drmichaellevin, and wrote a long-form essay explaining his work and why it's important

https://t.co/Jzq1uPBf2P

[Razya @dL70]

@RestIsPolitics Amateurs.

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

Some of the skeptics are so skeptical that they are not convinced that teen mental health has declined since 2012. @jean_twenge responds to an extreme skeptic essay in the NYT, sets the record straight using multiple data sources:

https://t.co/pmCUzdoFzm

[safescreenscampaign @safe_screens]

Across the world parents are demanding change.
@newscorp Let Them Be Kids campaign 🇦🇺 calls on gov. to raise the age limit for social media to 16

In 🇬🇧 we are calling for a tobacco style regulatory framework for smartphones & content that will protect our children

Join us!

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

Two clear signs that this is not just another groundless moral panic, as over comic books: 1) everyone knows someone harmed by social media, and 2) Young people are joining in the campaign to fight social media. Meet 7 of them, at After Babel:

https://t.co/B6hvObMuWC

[Razya @dL70]

Classy!

[Amanda Natividad @amandanat]

This Craigslist ad for a 1999 Toyota Corolla is a masterclass in copywriting.

[Razya @dL70]

An ad for a monthly subscription to #odeon cinema suggested watching going to a cinema to watch a movie alone would be even better than going out to see one with friends.

How did we get here?

[Jonathan Haidt @JonHaidt]

Here is the most erudite review of Anxious Generation, by Michael Toscano, linking the book to Hobbes, Arendt, Lasch, and Putnam, especially on social atomization. We are now "scrolling alone."

https://t.co/NGm2XeDkdh

[Teched Off @TechedoffUK]

Exam time + Big Tech's business model = difficulty and distraction.

Many kids say 'I'm definitely addicted to my phone.'

We've let this happen, we can change things.

Add your support https://t.co/C8IzWWz5jR

@safe_screens
@JonHaidt
@DelaySmartphone

[Teched Off @TechedoffUK]

It’s time for the Government to restrict smartphones and social media for children. Help us and SafeScreens to make this happen by doing 1 or 2 simple things:
1. Email the main political party leaders and your MP
2. Add your name to our form
All here👇
https://t.co/1cqiawxHST

[Benjamin D White @Waldenkent]

3 reasons to implement an effective mobile phone ban in school

Distraction - they significantly disrupt and displace attention

Depression - affecting mood/well being particularly for girls;

Danger - a sig minority experience the darker/dangerous potential of unrestricted access.

[Freya India @freyaindiaa]

Loved chatting with @stellaomalley3 and @SashaLPC for @widerlenspod. We spoke about how social media has killed flirting and romance, the fixation on mental illness and identity, and what we've lost in a phone-based world.

You can watch here: