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imagine if kids had a magic rectangle in their pockets at all times that generated, when tapped, an infinite amount of sugary breakfast cereal for them to consu
by adamrezich 3y ago
imagine if kids had a magic rectangle in their pockets at all times that generated, when tapped, an infinite amount of sugary breakfast cereal for them to consume, anytime, anywhere, and it had become commonplace for kids to spend plural hours each day doing nothing at all but mindlessly tapping said rectangle and consuming the magically-produced sugary breakfast cereal. imagine if this started from early childhood, with parents giving kids a slightly larger, rubber-bumpered sugary-cereal-producing magic rectangle to occupy themselves while out to eat or shopping for groceries or even just around the house. imagine if this was all completely socially accepted and anyone speaking out against it was shouted down as being opponents of technological progress or whatever.
- Aerroon 3y agoImagine if parents could control whether kids have access to a magic rectangle and what they can do with the magic rectangle...
- adamrezich 3y agoimagine if they didn't though because it was just societally accepted that kids having access to sugary-cereal-producing magic rectangles was completely normal, even out in public—plus adults also use their own magic rectangles almost as much as kids, and kids learn by watching adults.
- gettodachoppa 3y agoWhat stops you from making this argument to allow kids to smoke cigs? That's kinda how this is. Imagine if every kid smoked, and if you didn't want your kid to smoke too, they become a social outcast with all the mental issues that come with it. Society steps in to regulate harmful/predatory behaviors all the time, even between consenting adults (let alone children, even if their parents play along). Libertarianism just doesn't work for kids. (I think it doesn't even work for adults, personally)