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Parents will get their kids phones worrying that they're missing out. The more parents do that the more the kids without phones are actually being left out. If
by twiclo 4mo ago
Parents will get their kids phones worrying that they're missing out. The more parents do that the more the kids without phones are actually being left out. If the government puts restriction on these things than parents are much less likely to worry.
I've heard of parents of children for a certain grade getting together and all signing a pact that the kids won't have phones until a certain point, say 16. It only goes into effect if something like 75% of the parents for that grade sign on. I like that idea.
- monooso 4mo ago> Parents will get their kids phones worrying that they're missing out. Again, not a parent, but isn't making difficult decisions in the best interests of your child the entire gig?
- twiclo 4mo agoI agree with you. I plan to not be pressured by what other parents are doing. But that pressure is real and many parents end up thinking it's what's best. It's better that they have friends and a phone than neither of the two.
- trumpdong 4mo agoImagine there's a lake with 100 fish farms. Each farm operator can pay $50000 to install a pollution scrubber that benefits every farm operator by $1000. Obviously, none of them do it, since it'd cost them $49000. Coordination problems are why we have a government. It mandates the pollution scrubber, each of them moans a lot, 3 of them cheat, but everyone is $47000 richer in the end (except the cheaters who are $97000 richer until they get caught).
- triceratops 4mo agoWhat about a "no social media accounts" pact?