Your comment is valid, but screens today are generally for a consumption model vs an interactive one you and I grew up with. I get the whole painting, drawing, etc - but mastery of those are still very much founded in the physical realm of many mediums.
The other thing this article fails to touch on is the damage that can be done to younger eyes. Screens can literally burn retinas. Apple, for example, made quiet reference to the improvements in their new iPhone displays that they are easier on eyes (https://www.cultofmac.com/581646/iphone-xs-max-display-is-sc...). I've also seen the MPE (maximum permissable exposure) metric reference more and more lately.
Finally, I'm sure you spent as much time in front of the screen writing code when you were growing up, just as I did. But it meant going to sit down in front of a desktop. You weren't laying with it in bed, on Facebook or sending Snaps 24/7. The difference of access today is 180 from when I was using technology as a teenager. I don't think technology is bad when it has a purpose, but I would say the majority of youth are not using technology in a manner that's constructive to their future long term.
The other thing this article fails to touch on is the damage that can be done to younger eyes. Screens can literally burn retinas. Apple, for example, made quiet reference to the improvements in their new iPhone displays that they are easier on eyes (https://www.cultofmac.com/581646/iphone-xs-max-display-is-sc...). I've also seen the MPE (maximum permissable exposure) metric reference more and more lately.
Finally, I'm sure you spent as much time in front of the screen writing code when you were growing up, just as I did. But it meant going to sit down in front of a desktop. You weren't laying with it in bed, on Facebook or sending Snaps 24/7. The difference of access today is 180 from when I was using technology as a teenager. I don't think technology is bad when it has a purpose, but I would say the majority of youth are not using technology in a manner that's constructive to their future long term.