Comment on Don't fix the problem just change the parameters
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 days ago
Who would believe this nonsense?
I don’t really get it. Snopes says “mostly false”, but then confirms that the UK made a recommendation to replace analog clock for digital ones because “some students had trouble estimating the remaining time”.
While OOP is a shortcut/overgeneralization, it doesn’t sound “mostly false” to me.
It could be to deal with learning disabilities not the average kid which makes it mostly false.
Also a recommendation doesn’t mean it happened.
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.
On the other hand, trouble reading analogue clocks can be one of the signs of dyslexia.
Karl@literature.cafe 4 days ago
Some ppl who just badly want to be angry.