[godelski]

There can be moral (or other) panics to real dangers. That doesn't mean cool heads don't lead to better solutions.

People panic in fires, trampling one another trying to get out. The danger is real, but so is the damage caused by the panic.

Here people are responding to real harms but we're often jumping to conclusions. Trying to act too fast. Thinking it is better to do something rather than nothing. But that's not always true. We see this happen with all sorts of complex problems we face these days. People care more about having an answer than they do a solution. This one is no different. We get bad answers like the above because people are rushing and not thinking about the consequences. But if things were as easy to solve as were wish they were then they'd already have been solved. The "easy" part only comes after a lot of hard work and really only from a high level

[bpt3]

What does this have to do with kids having phones during school?

[godelski]

I'm responding to your comment. It is exactly as on topic as your comment...