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[–] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (4 children)

They are extremely powerful for creative things too? I have a relatively new pro iPad and it doesn't have any social media on it, just like 30 apps for art, CAD work/lidar scanning, remote music apps for production/djing, and actual music creation apps. Pretty sure you can also get a terminal and remote desktop apps if you need. The case also has a keyboard and touchpad.

I won't argue that most people are just using their iPads for tiktok and Instagram, but that definitely isn't close to what an iPad does best.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago* (1 child)

    True. But this is a rarefied use case that doesn’t apply to 99% of teenage iPad users, at least in my pedagogical experience. Keep in mind the average ACT score for college-bound seniors in Florida is 18. Meaning these kids literally can’t even read. They’re not using iPads for anything resembling creativity.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    A lot of things can be good, in the right application, but can also be very harmful when used wrong. In this case, the bad application is the default. Fentanyl is a wonderful drug for the medical industry, but it's still incredibly harmful on the street (partially because it's illegal, so people don't know what they're getting).

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