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We wonder why kids aren't interested in computers, and then we spend tons of time and energy keeping them from doing anything interesting with them. If they se
by roguecoder 14y ago
We wonder why kids aren't interested in computers, and then we spend tons of time and energy keeping them from doing anything interesting with them. If they see technology as something designed to let adults eavesdrop into every corner of their lives of course it becomes something to be avoided, rather than experimented with.
I hope some kid installs this on their parent's phone.
- martythemaniak 14y agoI couldn't disagree more, Kytephone is about enabling kids to get technology they otherwise would not have. Fact is, parents have the right raise their kids the way they see fit, which includes teaching their kids responsible use of technology. Since current solutions are so lackluster, this means kids either get dumbphones or no phone at all, which is hardly a better outcome than a real smartphone with some parental controls.
- mike-cardwell 14y agoI'm not at all convinced of your claim that children aren't already getting smart phones. As far as I can see they are, and at a rapidly increasing rate.
- dllthomas 14y agoThere's a difference between interfering with how a parent raises their kid and disapproving of how a parent raises their kid...