@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 month agoParents turn to smartwatches for their children amid global phone screen-time pushbackwww.straitstimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square142fedilinkarrow-up1336arrow-down113cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1323arrow-down1external-linkParents turn to smartwatches for their children amid global phone screen-time pushbackwww.straitstimes.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 month agomessage-square142fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish-2•1 month agoWhen you do, I hope your opinion changes because: A kid should never be in that position If they are, a phone isn’t going to help There’s a decent chance the phone got them into that situation (e.g. chatting with predators online) So I reject the premise. If a kid isn’t safe without a phone, adding a phone won’t make them more safe.
minus-squarenatryamarlinkfedilinkEnglish1•1 month agoWe went talking about a phone we were talking about a smartwatch…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish0•1 month agoChange “phone” to “smart watch” and my point stands.
When you do, I hope your opinion changes because:
So I reject the premise. If a kid isn’t safe without a phone, adding a phone won’t make them more safe.
We went talking about a phone we were talking about a smartwatch…
Change “phone” to “smart watch” and my point stands.