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are you gonna let them buy their own phones when they start saving enough money?

• wmichelin 3y ago
  Would you let your child buy tobacco once they had enough money? I'm sure there's a certain age where disallowing your child to use a smartphone would be damaging to them- but up until maybe even 16 years old - I don't see value in allowing it. I have a much younger brother and I can watch him being mentally harmed from having access to a smartphone. And even worse, the UIs are so simple, the kid doesn't even get computer skills out of it like we did. I myself got some mental illness out of the deal but at least found gainful employment in the process.
  • zen_1 3y ago
    I benefited greatly from having access to Uber and GPS maps as a teen (I started using those at 12-13 iirc). They gave me a lot of freedom and independence from relying solely on my parents or shitty+expensive taxis for transportation.