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Re: "Privacy rights of children"
Being a latchkey kid, I am often amused by the sea change that happened during my lifetime. For a while there were all those 'babyproofing' stores with locks and soft pads for every corner of your apartment. Heh. Now with tracked phones, kids get no chance to make little mistakes, but can easily make large ones (being exposed to the Net)...
2023-08-31 · 1 year ago
I don't know why our society is obsessed with the idea that "teaching" is a requirement. Children are entirely capable of learning autonomously with a little help and an occasional nudge in the right direction. We have generations of validation seekers who can't wipe their ass without a certificate and words of approval.
Probably true. You want to "teach" children and I want to learn from them.
Privacy rights of children — As a parent of young children I hear about parents with older kids equipping their kids with all this surveillance hardware so they can track their kids for their apparent safety. I am strongly against this but I know the old privacy vs safety argument, and when it's your own kids at that age "you'll do it too" I just feel like this is just prepping future generations to feel like they're constantly watched and then they're just okay with it as adults. it starts...