Blog #2

  1. early access to technology
    1. The negative impacts on how early access to technology at a young age can do. It blinds the space between tweens and teenagers and maturing way too fast.
    2. https://thevermilion.net/2024/01/25/why-are-there-no-more-preteens/?amp=1
      1. The article shows how tweens mimic what they see on social media. They follow trends and styles marketed towards teens and use them. There is no longer a concept of childhood because everyone is looking at social media, and they appear older than they actually are.
    3. “They were forced out of hangout spaces and were sort of forced to spend most of their formative years online. It only makes sense that they learned how to be teenagers ahead of time from teenage influencers.”
  1. school omny cards
    1. Omny cards should be more widely distributed not just for high school students but teachers and college commuters. 
  1. federal government minimum wage
    1. The minimum wage of the federal government doesn’t reflect today’s economy. Talk about how it should be changed.
    2. https://drexel.edu/hunger-free-center/research/briefs-and-reports/minimum-wage-is-not-enough/
      1. The article discusses the logistics of minimum wage. It goes into depth about the background and differentiates living and minimum wage. They argue that minimum wage doesn’t represent that of inflation as we know it.
    3. “The federal minimum wage has remained stagnant at $7.25 per hour for the past 12 years. While the U.S. minimum wage was never truly a living wage, over time it has done less to reflect the true value of workers and no longer supports families in a way that promotes health and keeps them out of poverty.”