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Re:Dad takes down town's internet by mistake to get his kids... by adonovan on Friday February 18, 2022 @01:04PM (#30388999)
> I thought kids could set their own boundaries with tech (like I did), but I no longer believe that's possible. The internet is like a drug

Hell, I can barely control my own urges to look up some interesting fact whenever a thought pops into my head---and for years I was the guy everyone mocked for never looking at his phone.

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Re:Dad takes down town's internet by mistake to get his kids... by jwineinger on Friday February 18, 2022 @01:10PM (#30389078)
I'm the same. I distinctly remember being annoyed at my brother and father when they got early-gen iPhones because they kept pulling them out and burying their faces in them. And now, I'm sure I'm much worse than they were then.
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