A Wonderful Mess Podcast
The Tyranny of the Phrase “Screen-Free”
Mar 10, 202514 minS0
<p>I was searching for weapons on the internet with my child. And there it was, the label—"screen-free entertainment”.</p><p>Perhaps some context? </p><p>We were looking for a toy weapon to complete a Halloween costume. And right there was the sales pitch—this toy is not a screen! We didn’t end up buying this exemplar of screen-free entertainment. Instead, we used a stick with some masking tape. My kid tried to join the toy manufacturer and sell it to me. “Yeah, mom, it’s not screens.” It’s not screens. We now live in a world divided in...
