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> As middle-aged folk identify the problems with the social networks they grew up with, youngsters may already be moving on. One of my proudest parenting momen
by 082349872349872 3y ago
> As middle-aged folk identify the problems with the social networks they grew up with, youngsters may already be moving on.
One of my proudest parenting moments was discovering that a child had independently realised that their online presences ought to be multiple and not trivially correlated.
- 31337Logic 3y agoA better, prouder moment, for all involved, would be not that the child arrived at this marvelous conclusion "independently", for that outcome (by your admission) is quite rare. Else, it would not be remarkable enough for you to comment. Instead, we want to arm our children with the tools so that they arrive at that same conclusion repeatedly and predictably. Better yet, we would all do better if we simply eliminate such harmful algorithms and creepy practices entirely.
- 082349872349872 3y agoWhen I was a child, print media was a thing and so MAD magazine armed me with the tools for surviving in the world. What's the current equivalent?
- 31337Logic 3y agoThank you. Same here. ;-)