Senator Ted Cruz is trying to block Wi-Fi hotspots for schoolchildren

[zess@lemmy.world]

Poor kids

[imposedsensation@lemmynsfw.com]

In this context I am drawing the line with wifi and personally issued Internet connected devices, particularly where the student isn't really getting instruction from a live person.

[tsesejuer@lemmy.world]

then GTFO the Internet and go parent your kids you dingbat extremist

[257m@sh.itjust.works]

Except the school prepares the children with none of that in its current state. Those chromebooks are incredibly locked to the point of being practically useless beyond searching stuff on google. We have still have textbooks at my school but most people prefer the pdf version. Most of the kids at my school are incredibly tech illiterate to the point of not knowing how the filesystem works. Most of them have used mobile devices as their primary computers and use laptops just as a glorified browser.

[skaverat@discuss.tchncs.de]

That's what tv is for

[sunzu2@thebrainbin.org]

His name is Rafael...

[wabafee@lemmy.world]

I swear there don't seem to be any decent thing this guy do. I amaze why his still elected.

[presidentcamacho@lemm.ee]

It's simple really. People vote on culture war issues, and respect posture more than reason, we are a weak species that is easily manipulated, moreso when you gut education.

[presidentcamacho@lemm.ee]

Because an angry and stupid population votes GOP.

[acefuzzlord@lemm.ee]

When he gets to the point where he needs life support, I hope some child who needed that wi-fi hotspot is able to block his life support. Nothing of value would be lost.

[imposedsensation@lemmynsfw.com]

I don't think any of this is actually a problem, except Microsoft's criminal UI changes and perpetual rebranding of the same old garbage.

[idkwhatusernametoputherelolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Inb4 they make it legal for schools to send the pegasus spyware to everyone in a one-mile radius of schools.

[paridoxical@lemmy.world]

And he's actually a Canadian LARPing as an American citizen.

[idkwhatusernametoputherelolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Back in my day, we just mix drinking water and waste water, we ain't got no medicine, you get infected you die. Pffff kids these days and their "technology"...

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[idkwhatusernametoputherelolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Children? You mean property? I brought you into the world I can take you out of the world

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[intensely_human@lemm.ee]

Right, and he thinks that this could interfere with access to alternatives.

If you don’t understand how, I’m happy to explain.

[intensely_human@lemm.ee]

I'm genuinely asking

Ooh that’s promising

if they just get giddy with excitement at the thought of making things worse for other people.

oh.

If you’re actually curious what his thinking is, I’m happy to take a stab at explaining. Let me know.

[intensely_human@lemm.ee]

My guess is he’s worried that if the school system starts distributing wifi hotspots which are to be used for educational purposes, then these will replace home wifi, and then someone will start putting explicit political bias into the definition of “for educational purposes” and you’ll have households that end up being blocked from certain political viewpoints as a result.

[intensely_human@lemm.ee]

Or Democrats could be flexible and approve internet access vouchers for households with school-age children, accomplishing the goal of allowing kids to do their online homework without undermining the parents’ role in setting overall internet access limits for their kids.

[intensely_human@lemm.ee]

Also, y’all only follow news sources that paint republicans as pure evil. You see no problem with this, based on your belief that honestly portraying republicans’ positions is the equivalent of being a nazi.