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I used to think that too - as an "old person" think "it's just me being old". Then I showed The Circle ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_(2017_film) ht
by harryf 9y ago
I used to think that too - as an "old person" think "it's just me being old". Then I showed The Circle ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_(2017_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Circle_(2017_film) ) to my two teenagers (11 and 13 at the time) and was surprised how angry they got about it and I mean _really angry_. For them the idea being permanently watchable (premise of the Circle is there are cameras everywhere watching everything) was really terrifying.
Now these are typical modern kids. Probably spending too much time with YouTube, Instagram, Snapchat et al. And I've told them many times about the data that's being collected on them and the reaction was always "whatever". But The Circle really got to them.
I assume it's actually me as their father they're ultimately afraid of as teenagers - that I could see what they're up to at all times and impose rules / punish transgressions. But underneath that seems to be a basic human need for privacy that's essential to personal development.
TLDR: show The Circle to your kids