Facebook is ‘infantilising’ the human mind


	Facebook is ‘infantilising’ the human mind

RayWatkins

2-24-2009 3:35 PM

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Posted February 24th, 2009 by Anthony D. Williams

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2-24-2009 4:09 PM

balthazarus

good question.

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