Re:Tech Execs Who Raise Their Kids Tech-Free or Limit Their ...
by superkuh on Friday December 30, 2022 @01:23PM
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There's more to the internet than corporate sites and TV streams.
Even if I accept your premise that there are corporations out there literally intentionally addicting kids (successfully!) in a way that fits the medical definitions of addition, it's still just those corporations. The internet, and in general technology, are so much more. Screen time limits are throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Maybe it'd be better to block corporate sites and still let the kids explore all the amazing educational and personal growth potential out there.
Even if I accept your premise that there are corporations out there literally intentionally addicting kids (successfully!) in a way that fits the medical definitions of addition, it's still just those corporations. The internet, and in general technology, are so much more. Screen time limits are throwing the baby out with the bathwater. Maybe it'd be better to block corporate sites and still let the kids explore all the amazing educational and personal growth potential out there.