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There is conflicting information about how bad is the Internet for kids[^1], but assuming we find out it is bad, and kids must be disconnected at any cost or (p
by dsign 5y ago
There is conflicting information about how bad is the Internet for kids[^1], but assuming we find out it is bad, and kids must be disconnected at any cost or (put something terrible here), then it could be a good business idea to create "parental suburbs" in the middle of nowhere (say, mountainous region scarcely populated with very bad weather) with no Internet access. Because only family with kids would ever like to live there, the kids themselves would get plenty of kids in the neighborhood to play with. And goats and border collies. Beats Meta.
[^1] I for one think that more physical activity would be good (and that can be achieved with VR, but that's not neither there nor here), and that girls and boys tend to like more the athletic type of the opposite/same sex (/sighs)
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- progman32 5y agoI could see this working only in very narrow cases. Closing doors to kids seems higher risk to their future than risks posed by some parts of the internet. If it's not the internet addiction machine it's gambling. If it's not gambling it's drugs. If it isn't drugs it's any of a wide variety of self destructive behavior. Towns where these things don't exist are fantasy. Imagine coming of age in such a place and trying to find meaningful work without any net skills. I'd imagine it's a huge disadvantage. For example, consistent net access from an early age (and respectful parents that mostly recognized my autonomy) gave me such a huge boost in my self confidence and career. It made me more self reliant, too.
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago> but assuming we find out it is bad, and kids must be disconnected at any cost Maybe, but that's a really big precondition.