Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys

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The proposition is "Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. " and I am opposing. Can you please explain to me what this means and give examples of it.

This quote is by Threou. My professor told me that i can choose any topic or discuss about anything I want relating to this quote.

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