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I'm glad I managed to go behind my parents' back and use the computer and internet when not allowed. Overall, I learned a lot more than I would've by just watch
by Tenoke 5y ago
I'm glad I managed to go behind my parents' back and use the computer and internet when not allowed. Overall, I learned a lot more than I would've by just watching TV or being bored or whatever else those people recommend. I hope the kids whose parents read this stuff manage, too
- long_time_gone 5y agoI too hope they read the article and find out what it actually suggests. Raising your kid based on headlines isn’t ideal.
- acituan 5y agoThe difference is, in 2021 internet is a wildly different and heavily monetized place with lots or perverse incentives. It is not the internet we've checked APOD on nasa.com
- FearlessNebula 5y agoMe too. Who knows if I ever would’ve learned how much I love computers if I wasn’t tinkering with the family computer trying to get a torrented game installed (my parents never paid for games because they thought they were bad).
- Andrex 5y agoWhen I had to sneak internet use, I had to get my videos from AnimeMusicVideos.org (and wait an hour for a 3 minute Realplayer file to download.) I never used chat rooms so the only other thing I could do was browse Geocities. YouTube existing at all changes the calculus for parents and children these days, I feel.
- jjeaff 5y agoNot to mention how the internet and computers just work, now. I spent countless hours tinkering with settings and drivers and phone lines and Windows 3.1 just to be able to get online sometimes. A dial up modem and dodgy phone lines taught me a lot about how computers work.