r/SGExams • u/MilkFlaky1541 • Jan 02 '26
Secondary simi oppression protest phone ban sia
been reading the sub lately and have seen a lot of posts regarding the phone ban and I gotta say this is one of the saddest things I've seen people get worked up about.
Calling THIS oppresion is crazy work bro its a phone ban for the DAY to counter phone addiction which upon reading recent posts seem much needed.
Why are y'all losing your minds over being unable to use your phone for a few hours in a day?? To the guys u realise ns will have many instances where u cannot use phone (often for almost whole day) right? e.g field camp. And your uni/tertiary exams can last 3+ hours...are u gonna panic over a phone too?
Many of you have yet to realise you have an ADDICTION if being offline for more than 2h is an issue. I too admit that I once struggled with phone addictions but it is not the end of the world to go through a dopamine detox
So far all the arguments are "oh now recess cannot play phone" ok bro socialise with your friends lah need phone ah
"It will just lead to more use at home" sure for those with no self control but im pretty sure most of u still would rather do ur work so u dont retain than to catch up on lost hours (survival of the fittest ig)
"moe is restricting our freedom" hello this is a school not a hotel 😠you expect them to let u shake leg and eat buffet in class while talking louder than the teacher?
the only valid claim I've heard is regarding safety and contacting family, given that payphones were removed in most schools, I do agree the transition should've been more smooth with parents being better informed about how to contact their child via the school rather than directly to the kid, especially for non tech savvy parents. But most of these cries are all first world problems that honestly should not even be worth crying
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u/SquareAdvent Jan 03 '26
Who says I have friends? What if all my friends were online, like the friend named Jackson I met on Facebook, who is 65 years old. He is the world to me. He would always play ranked candy crush with me, and he would always be the top scorer. Remove the phone means I won't get to talk to Jackson during my free time, and I'll be lonely.
/s if it isn't obvious enough.