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A 10 year old isn't even nearly old enough to be able to make accurate judgments about their own limits, or more broadly, their inner selves. There certainly ar
by ponker 6y ago
A 10 year old isn't even nearly old enough to be able to make accurate judgments about their own limits, or more broadly, their inner selves. There certainly are some 10 years olds who can, and maybe you were one such 10 year old, but it's a terrible recipe in the general case.
- toadi 6y agoMost adults can't either and yes there are some who can....
- aaomidi 6y agoYeah honestly you're wrong about this and seeing kids as stupid little humans that constantly need protection isn't helpful. You're not always going to be there to keep them safe. Give them the tools and the training to understand dangers on their own.
- ponker 6y agoThere's a Pacific Ocean between "they're stupid little humans" and "they can have free roam of the Internet and make their own decisions about content." Look how effectively antivaxxers, flat-earthers, and QAnon have infected the minds of adults, and now imagine the effects on a mind 5x as blank-slate/open to suggestion.
- aaomidi 6y agoHave you thought that maybe if those people were given the tools to distinguish right from wrong they wouldn't have ended up believing that crap? You have really no proof about the relationship of parenting style to conspiracy theory believers.
- ponker 6y agoI mean it's obvious that I can't convince you that a generic 10 year old shouldn't be left to roam the Internet freely, so I'll refrain from trying further.
- aaomidi 6y agoThis is a thing you need to be doing since the start. You can't just pick any 10 year old and give them this level of freedom..