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Since we're specifically talking about kids here - what about stuffed animals and other toys? I owned a tamagotchi [1] back when I was a kid and they were all t
by andrey-p 13y ago
Since we're specifically talking about kids here - what about stuffed animals and other toys? I owned a tamagotchi [1] back when I was a kid and they were all the rage. I was disappointed whenever it died, as it inevitably did, but I never thought of it as alive.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamagotchi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamagotchi
- wslh 13y agoDid you bury your tamagotchi at the end? Seriously, there are very interesting uses of Siri for toddlers. They can search for images and videos on Internet even not knowing how to read and write.
- eddieroger 13y agoMy neighbor actually had a funeral for his Tamagotchi (plural, I assume it's the same) before going to summer camp. I don't think that did anything good or bad to him, it just happened. But on topic, I really don't think Siri is doing any kind of special harm to kids, and as always in situations like these, it's really on the parents to meter the use of potentially harmful things by kids. Siri is just a tool, just like Grand Theft Auto is just a game, and not all things are meant for everyone.
- bhousel 13y agoMy 2 year old has learned to do this. It can be pretty amusing at times. Recently I overheard her tell Siri "I want to see pictures of Pooh, not pictures of poop".
- andrey-p 13y agoA harsh but useful lesson in dealing with technology, I guess.