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Parents are failing kids. Not the government. Not big tech companies.

• Aeolun 2y ago
  Nah, this isn’t something you can fight as an individual parent. Not unless you want to be seen as a tyrant anyway. You might be able to pull it off in specific environment, but I’m not convinced the benefits of such an individual mandate outweigh the negatives (or rather, there are better alternatives).
  • ipaddr 2y ago
    Why is it important to be seen as not a tyrant? Past generations prioritized discipline over being liked and ultimately received more respect.
    • Aeolun 2y ago
      Exactly, everyone in those generations was a tyrant. Therefore nobody was. It’s not about the thing itself, it’s about how it compares. My point is that kids need to be able to play together, regardless of what ‘play’ means in this generation. If I make mine unable to play/communicate with his peers abot any topic relevant to them, I’m essentially deliberately isolating him.