Its not about making big lumps of evil. Its about having a productive attitude about technology. My kids do have access to technology - they have laptops, and

Its not about making big lumps of evil. Its about having a productive attitude about technology. My kids do have access to technology - they have laptops, and a small collection of video games. But they're not allowed to just zone out for hours on end, consuming pixels. I gave them laptops so they'd learn what real computers are. And, they have! The (10 and 7 year old) kids are coding! But there is a huge difference between this level of engagement, and that of the decadent-consumer-of-mobile-content that we've produced in the last 5 years. There's a huge difference between the endless hours I spent, typing in programs from magazines on my 8-bit systems in the 80's, and just downloading the latest pixel-blah on the No-friend-o. Kids should have technology - but they should be given the opportunity to become masters of it, not slaves. That's the decision that has to be made, in my opinion, by the modern parent. Tech has evolved to enslave us - it also can serve. Kids who know how to make technology serve them and not the other way around, are the only hope for the future ..