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AWorldWithoutToys 4 - 20 Mar 2018 - Main.MadihaZahrahChoksi
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I had a thought after last class and decided to try and condense it here before I forget. Could adapt this into one of the class essays later, but I think I'd rather do something else for that. | | | When I was growing up, my all male cousins and I would congregate at my grandmother's home every weekend and would come up with games to play like doctor, or house, or my personal favourite, race-cars. These games didn't need anything - no toy, no ball, just our bodies and our minds. We came up with all of the rules, and modified them as we played. After some time, however, my cousins were gifted a playstation, and then everything changed. Suddenly, I wasn't included in the queue for the 2 controllers, nor was anyone interested in shifting even a seconds worth of attention away from the screen. It was as quick and as simple as that. | |
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< | I see what you mean when you say that you are a perpetrator for "killing toys" - and I guess my brother and I are too. I also think that "toys" don't exactly mean what they used to when we were younger; and that the toys of the 21st century are tech gadgets, both wearable tech and laptops/ipads/iphones. I think that people are subconsciously, or maybe even consciously redefining the role of the "toy" in their children's lives. Those toys that we once played with are now these cheaply made painted objects that definitely don't come with any kind warranty or protection. Will they last? If so, how long? What's the point if children are going to grow out of them? | >
> | I see what you mean when you say that you are a perpetrator for "killing toys" - and I guess my brother and I are too. I also think that "toys" don't exactly mean what they used to when we were younger, and that the toys of the 21st century are tech gadgets, both wearable tech and laptops/ipads/iphones. I think that people are subconsciously, or maybe even consciously redefining the place of the "toy" in their children's lives. Those toys that we once played with are now seen as some cheaply made painted objects that definitely don't come with any kind warranty or protection. Will they last? If so, how long? What's the point if children are going to grow out of them anyway? | | | | |
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< | Part of the appeal of the tech toys is how seamlessly they can adapt to meet the needs of the growing child. From toddler to grade school, parents can simply download new apps and the toy/gadget/device is basically new again for little to no additional cost. | >
> | Part of the appeal of tech toys is how seamlessly they can adapt to meet the needs of the growing child. From toddler to grade school, parents can simply download an undiscovered age-appropriate app, and the toy/gadget/device is basically new again for little to no additional cost. | | | | |
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< | I agree with you, this is really scary, it worries me too. I still have all of the toys I played with growing up. A pink power ranger, a single barbie doll for which I sewed many different outfits out of fabric scraps from my mom's sewing projects. When I look at them, I admire them, because they are a part of my identity. I grew with them, I learned lessons with them by my side, and they taught me more than a few things about the privilege that comes with owning a single toy, and moreover, what means to respect it and care for it. | >
> | I agree with you, this is really scary, it worries me too. I still have all of the toys I played with growing up. A pink power ranger, a single barbie doll for which I sewed many different outfits out of fabric scraps from my mom's sewing projects. When I look at them, I admire them because they are a part of my identity. I grew with them, I learned lessons with them by my side, and they taught me more than a few things about the privilege that comes with owning a toy, and what means to respect it and care for it. | | | I see the same kind of apathy you describe (from your experience with high school students) in the public library system where I work with kids and teens. It's all the same. It's all about instantaneity, about colours and hyper-mediated experience. What's worse is that we can indefinitely count on the Evan Spiegel's of the world to continue distorting and harassing the minds of impressionable youth. |
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