Playground: A Novel
The drive to play freely is a basic, biological drive. Lack of free play may not kill the physical body, as would lack of food, air, or water, but it kills the spirit and stunts mental growth … nothing that we do, no amount of toys we buy or ‘quality time’ or special training we give our children, can compensate for the freedom we take away. The th
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From age four to eleven, the kids spend most of their time playing extraordinarily elaborate games they have created, which go on for months,
Johann Hari • Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention--and How to Think Deeply Again
In truth, the game is pathetic. It’s two-dimensional—no smell, no touch, no taste, no feel. It’s tiny and grainy, with a world model as simplistic as Genesis.
Richard Powers • The Overstory: A Novel
