Don't fix the problem just change the parameters
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I'm 35. Math major. Work in STEM. Well educated.
I hate analogue clocks. Why use subpar way of reading time if digital is so much better?
Same reason you might use 22/7 instead of the exact value of π. If I look at a clock and see it's about ten to 2, it's rare to never that I actually need to know it's 1:53:22.57365785285978520256734567314854372354675466099.
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It's getting so bad that some people even put the period INSIDE the quotation mark at the end of a sentence!
It's getting so bad that some people can't distinguish between British and American punctuation conventions.
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Next schools will start removing textbooks because students cannot read. They will replace with audio books.
Father, I cannot click the book!
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My son has down syndrome, he did better with analog because you can see the motion and time left in an hour, whereas digital was abstract and he didn't really grasp 47 was getting close to 60 etc.
On the other hand, trouble reading analogue clocks can be one of the signs of dyslexia.
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Literally noone I know in real life has any problem whatsoever reading analog clocks, no matter the "brain capacity", neuro-typicality, state of drunkenness,... It is an extremely simple "skill".
Congratulations? Your bias doesn't prove a thing
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My son has down syndrome, he did better with analog because you can see the motion and time left in an hour, whereas digital was abstract and he didn't really grasp 47 was getting close to 60 etc.
i have this problem with digital as well (just neurodivergent):
22:55 -> oh nice not too late, I can still do stuff
23:05 -> o damn, o dear, no time left, gotta finish up, gotta get to bed soon, damn
On the other hand, if I only use analog, I lose more time checking the watch until I know the time (including double check) than I win by knowing the time at all
Best is to have analogue and digital side-by-side, or digital within analogue.
Like, I need the movement of the minutes, but fast info about current hour.
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I'm not really sure what you're talking about, but I think you might be missing context. When I said he's using text-to-speech I don't mean he's blind, I mean he can't read. Cuz in a different thread he corrected when I typed "U" and replied "*you". And he keeps saying "read again" that's why I said that? Is this what you meant?
Cuz in a different thread he corrected when I typed "U" and replied "*you".
Totally pedantic and annoying
And he keeps saying "read again"
Totally annoying. I also told him to rephrase
When I said he's using text-to-speech I don't mean he's blind, I mean he can't read.
I reached common ground with him that diagnosed dyslexic people should get special treatment and I extended it to other unrelated skills like reading analog clocks (in biology exams). You, on the other hand, make fun of dyslexia. What context did I miss? Is ablism ok when the butt of the joke is an asshole? If the conversion was about whether dyslexic people or non native speakers should get extra time or something, would you be team "nah, they are just stupid"?
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Next schools will start removing textbooks because students cannot read. They will replace with audio books.
People reading this comment might think it's absurd. But sadly it is more than likely true and will happen soon. Why burden students with the hard work of learning - you might hurt their feelings
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Teenagers not being able to tell the time from analogue clocks is CRAZY (saying this as a teenager myself)
They can't use a slide rule either. What are they teaching in these schools??
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About thirty years ago I was a teen. I remember talking with a girl only a few years younger than me, and being astounded that she didn’t know how to read an analogue clock.
Exactly as you indicated, this is nothing new.
my sister (born in the late 1970s) graduated from high school and tech college without being able to tell time on a regular clock.
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Something like 30 years ago analogue clocks seemed to be dominant. Does that mean you lived through childhood and adolescence without reading time?
Expensive digital watches with glowing led segment displays turned up late 70s, but battery life was shit. I never had one.
By the 90s cheaper digital with LCD screens were everywhere. Battery life was great.
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Cuz in a different thread he corrected when I typed "U" and replied "*you".
Totally pedantic and annoying
And he keeps saying "read again"
Totally annoying. I also told him to rephrase
When I said he's using text-to-speech I don't mean he's blind, I mean he can't read.
I reached common ground with him that diagnosed dyslexic people should get special treatment and I extended it to other unrelated skills like reading analog clocks (in biology exams). You, on the other hand, make fun of dyslexia. What context did I miss? Is ablism ok when the butt of the joke is an asshole? If the conversion was about whether dyslexic people or non native speakers should get extra time or something, would you be team "nah, they are just stupid"?
You, on the other hand, make fun of dyslexia.
You're actually right, that wasn't nice.
I actually didn't know there was such a condition before this. Ig I went overboard with the "even 6year Olds can read". I just lost patience with that ahole and decided to drop Down to his level. I thought I will criticize him for something he can't seem to do since he criticizes others personal choices.
If the conversion was about whether dyslexic people or non native speakers should get extra time or something, would you be team "nah, they are just stupid"?
Now that you say it, that actually sounds very much like something an asshole would say. I crossed a boundary that I wouldn't have liked to cross in my right mind. My bad, I'm sorry
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"Don't test for Covid, it will only make our numbers increase!" -Donald Trump, 2020.
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Shit isn't new and it hasn't always been the case.
It's fake.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/schools-removing-analog-clocks/
I didn't say it was always the case.
This statement just seems like agreement to me.... Idk.
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Exactly. And that's also true for young children. Reading digital clocks is exactly that... reading. It doesn't mean you understand what it means or how to interpret it. Analog clocks however are a great tool at actually get a feeling for time.
I think the biggest issue judging by the comment section is that most Americans (at least it seems that way) are almost never exposed to analog clocks.
Anecdotally, I have seen many Americans aren't exposed to a lot. Like pointing out countries outside of North America is tricky for a lot of them. There is systematic degradation of their education system, but also this culture of "we are the best, we don't need nothing"