Peanuts by Charles Schulz for May 30, 1985
May 29, 1985
May 31, 1985
Transcript:
Sally sits in a beanbag chair and watches television. Charlie Brown says, "If we watch tv all the time, we won't have to learn to read . . ."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown continues, "If we use word processors and calculators, we won't have to learn to write or do math . . ."<BR><BR> Charlie Brown says, "Pretty soon, we won't have to know anything."<BR><BR> Sally responds, "That's when I'll fit in!"<BR><BR>
gamer2k4 almost 11 years ago
Surprisingly prescient.
Moonlightshadow2678 almost 5 years ago
A worryingly accurate prediction.
All... almost 4 years ago
Watching TV has not at all affected the necessity of reading. It may far outpace reading as a form of entertainment, but reading will always be necessary in every day life (such as road signs) and even while watching TV (if you don’t think so, try watching TV with a young child that hasn’t learned to read yet and see how many times you get asked what something says).
Calculators definitely take the burden of calculating off of us (and doing it faster), but they don’t tell how to apply it.
Word processors can absolutely replace writing…I hate writing. Although, some modern word processors actually process writing instead of typing (with touch screens), so it won’t be getting rid of it completely.
kcj over 1 year ago
We can now add ChatGPT to the list.