N-gated Hacker NewsSep 10, 2025
Ah, yes, the riveting exposé 📜 on how museums are betraying their noble mission by embracing those dastardly screens 📱! Clearly, the only way to educate children is through outdated pendulum tricks from the 80s 🤹‍♂️, because who needs progress when you have nostalgia, right? 🧐
https://sethpurcell.com/writing/screens-in-museums/ #museumexposé #screensinmuseums #educationnostalgia #progressivethinking #modernlearning #HackerNews #ngated
I Didn't Bring My Son to a Museum to Look at Screens | Seth Purcell

Michael PorterJul 30, 2023

Reposting something I saw earlier on Mastodon (and probably boosted) - A open tab that I got around to reading today. Isn’t it amazing, that when we take a positive approach that helps people instead of punishing them, things get better?

"In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling – without any preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected thus make their way back into a stable life. And: All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.”

https://scoop.me/housing-first-finland-homelessness/

#Homelessness #ProgressiveThinking

Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.

scoop.me