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Is it just me, or are we building technology to replace the messiness of a well-rounded, social life with a very clinical approach? Is this a problem that need

• semerda 6y ago
  Was thinking same. Like facebook trying to connect people which they did to an extend but also gave many spite and anxiety. The robot feels like a bandaid solution. If a robot is required then there are deeper issues that need to be addressed here.
• JoeAltmaier 6y ago
  Not every kid has supportive, curious, playful children to interact with. If your kid's cohort are device-addicted bullies, then what? Like a good school, good books and good food, I don't see how we can oppose carefully curated relationship experiences for our kids during important formative years. However, to be honest, what we did was enroll the kids in Scouts. And participated fully (as Cub Leader, Cubmaster, Scout Leader and Scoutmaster over 20 years). Raised a whole cohort of kids to be supportive, cooperative, responsible and caring. And learn 100 skills. But it took a buttload of time and effort.