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What do you think the rest of us did? Also, is the topic pretty phones or smartphones?

kelnos 3y ago
So because we had it worse when we were kids, we should make sure kids today don't get to take advantage of anything modern? When I was a kid, I got to play with the cast-off computers my dad would bring home from work. If he had your attitude, he would have thought, "oh, we didn't have computers when I was a kid, so certainly there's no value in my son having one".
- SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
  lol, who said we had it worse? We had it way better.
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- 9dev 3y ago
  That’s hyperbole. The computers you were lucky to grow up with weren’t entry points to multi billion dollar industries with the sole intent of pinning a child to a screen and sell them stuff. Smartphones introduce children to addictive behaviour way too early in their life, and that’s a completely different situation than tinker devices of yore.
  - WinstonSmith84 3y ago
    not sure how old you are, but the consoles of the early 90s were very addictive, Sega, Nintendo had really great games, much more than what I can find nowadays on Facebook or Tiktok which bores me after a few minutes of scrolling. The difference? Well, the key was that I had just some time slots I was authorized to play in a week and I suppose responsible parents now do the same with their kids smartphones.
    - 9dev 3y ago
      The difference between then and now is that on smartphones all the interesting things are inseparably intertwined with the actively dangerous things. A Nintendo console would allow you to play, but if a parent set a time limit and took away the console after that, the only effect would be your inability to continue playing. By taking away a smartphone, you’re stripping children of their primary access to their community. People seem to have forgotten what it’s like if you’re the outcast child who doesn’t get what it’s all about. Self worth, status, formation of taste and creativity, social contacts, and interaction, are all happening on social media now, whether we like it or not.
- wiseowise 3y ago
  Since you had computers back then, tell me how those engineered to perfection tech addiction machines were back then?
cat_plus_plus 3y ago
Some of us fell victim to accidents or crime.
- SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
  Because smart phones prevent accidents and crime… amazing conclusion there.

So because we had it worse when we were kids, we should make sure kids today don't get to take advantage of anything modern? When I was a kid, I got to play with the cast-off computers my dad would bring home from work. If he had your attitude, he would have thought, "oh, we didn't have computers when I was a kid, so certainly there's no value in my son having one".

SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
lol, who said we had it worse? We had it way better.
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9dev 3y ago
That’s hyperbole. The computers you were lucky to grow up with weren’t entry points to multi billion dollar industries with the sole intent of pinning a child to a screen and sell them stuff. Smartphones introduce children to addictive behaviour way too early in their life, and that’s a completely different situation than tinker devices of yore.
- WinstonSmith84 3y ago
  not sure how old you are, but the consoles of the early 90s were very addictive, Sega, Nintendo had really great games, much more than what I can find nowadays on Facebook or Tiktok which bores me after a few minutes of scrolling. The difference? Well, the key was that I had just some time slots I was authorized to play in a week and I suppose responsible parents now do the same with their kids smartphones.
  - 9dev 3y ago
    The difference between then and now is that on smartphones all the interesting things are inseparably intertwined with the actively dangerous things. A Nintendo console would allow you to play, but if a parent set a time limit and took away the console after that, the only effect would be your inability to continue playing. By taking away a smartphone, you’re stripping children of their primary access to their community. People seem to have forgotten what it’s like if you’re the outcast child who doesn’t get what it’s all about. Self worth, status, formation of taste and creativity, social contacts, and interaction, are all happening on social media now, whether we like it or not.
wiseowise 3y ago
Since you had computers back then, tell me how those engineered to perfection tech addiction machines were back then?

cat_plus_plus 3y ago

Some of us fell victim to accidents or crime.

SV_BubbleTime 3y ago
Because smart phones prevent accidents and crime… amazing conclusion there.