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The issues you are mentioning are very important. I use tech in the same way you do. Trying to get rid of tracking, Google services etc. But this is our free ch
by thegrto 4y ago
The issues you are mentioning are very important. I use tech in the same way you do. Trying to get rid of tracking, Google services etc. But this is our free choice.
Forcing that lifestyle upon other people like children will not succeed. They will see it as a personal crusade of you. As soon as they are old enough, they will get their smartphones and use social media heavily.
Better talk to them about the issues of smartphones and social media and let them decide. If they care about privacy, great! Help them to configure their devices.
If not, let them go. You cannot control their lifes forever.
- urlwolf 4y agoVery good point. The problem is that these issues are hard to understand and properly value for adults... let alone children at 7 and 9. Addiction. Privacy. Freedom of expression. Popularity contests and identity. Economies of Scale. Value of attention. Damn hard to understand. And we really didn't cover the tech part. We have zero chances to convince adults away from the tech bubble. They don't get it, and don't want to get it. That includes the mom of my children unfortunately. So giving them the arguments and telling them 'it's your choice' won't work. They are too young to understand this.