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Screen time and exam time Youth-by Victor Cherubim Source:Slguardian When I hear people, especially the elderly gripe: “we survived without the Internet,” then they retort, “why can’t today’s teens just get on with it?” Even as “young?” as I am, I have no sympathy with that view. Here’s why: I remember, just because there was nothing called the “www,” the World Wide Web “in my day,” does not mean we were better off.  Besides, can we be satisfied with just “surviving”? We wanted to be excited in living or thriving to achieve our potential. That is the unwritten ambition of every youth, in whatever age.  However, is it a wonder that the elderly blame today’s youth for their pastime with screen time? But equally, I understand that the more today’s teens spend on the Internet or on their mobiles, the more they let in stress by the backdoor. Too much ...