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The internet should be free, open and uncensored. Parents should then have the obligation of looking after their children. Yes, that means not buying a smartph
by abc123abc123 2y ago
The internet should be free, open and uncensored. Parents should then have the obligation of looking after their children.
Yes, that means not buying a smartphone and give it to your 3 year old.
I think, slowly, the world is starting to realize this.
- dennis_jeeves2 2y ago>Yes, that means not buying a smartphone and give it to your 3 year old. Agreed. >I think, slowly, the world is starting to realize this. Unlikely. You'd be surprised at the proportion of parents that want to outsource parenting to the govt.
- jrmg 2y agoThe age you picked here makes your argument obviously right. But what age _should_ people get a phone and be able to use it unsupervised? I don’t think it’s reasonable that it be 21 or 18, even 16 feels quite puritanical.
- borgdefenser 2y agoIt is why I am happy to be child free. I am someone who would probably not own a smart phone if it wasn't such a pain to not have one. I can see with the kids in my extended family how even by 12, not having a smart phone is going to damage your social life. It was awkward enough for me at that age with rotary phones. I couldn't do that to my kid if I had one. We have put ourselves in a really bad spot. Even if a parent wants to do what is best for the kid, I have no idea what that is. To pretend there is some simple and obvious answer here is completely divorced from reality.