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stanford_labrat | 8 months ago

I’m sorry who is who in this analogy. Because if internet/tech is the gun then the clear solution is “not giving your children guns”.

Bad modern parents just give their kids an iPad.

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Ancapistani|8 months ago

> Because if internet/tech is the gun then the clear solution is “not giving your children guns”.

Funnily enough, no. The clear solution is to ensure that you talk to your children about [gun|online] safety. Show them how to use the [gun|internet] safely. Make sure they know that they can ask to use your [gun|device] any time they'd like -- but only under your supervision.

Take the mystery away through education and experience, and like anything else [guns|the internet] becomes just another part of adult life. Just one more thing that can be dangerous if used incorrectly.

Dylan16807|8 months ago

> Make sure they know that they can ask to use your [gun|device] any time they'd like -- but only under your supervision.

You could do that, but there's no particular need for it. "No guns until you're 16" works fine. You don't need to "take the mystery away".

You need to use the internet a lot before you become an adult, you need to use a gun never before you become an adult. You need a lot of practice to build up internet safety skills, you need barely any practice to build up gun safety skills.

Go ahead and have a basic gun safety talk, that's a good idea, but that's all you need.

callamdelaney|8 months ago

Yeah I just wouldn’t give them one

neepi|8 months ago

I gave my kids iPads.

But I also parented them.

card_zero|8 months ago

My parents tried to parent me, but I childed them.