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The planet’s vision is getting worse: 50% of the population will have myopia by 2050 (english.elpais.com)

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[–] PandaPikachu@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I've been led to believe kids in China are too busy working in sweatshops to be overusing screens.

Edit: Apparently I needed to add a /s.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 months ago

You’ve been led to believe some bullshit by Western corporate media. Meanwhile, in the Land of the Free™: Illegal child labor surging in the U.S.

The CNN Freedom Project is shining a light on illegal child labor. It's often considered a problem mainly in developing countries, but it's surged 88% in the United States over the past five years.