Sure, but as the company providing the product, you don't get to choose what types of parenting styles you're going to interact with.
Re:Scunthorpe Problem
by poulsbohemian on Thursday April 13, 2023 @05:06PM
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That's exactly my point: Don't make it your problem. Put the warning label on the product, make a best attempt to recommend "not for under age XYZ" or whatever gives you peace of mind, but otherwise ain't your problem. It would be one thing if there were physical safety at play, but some "dirty" words?
As a parent of three teens, I argue this is the parent's responsibility not that of the game designer or content generator. Someone will argue that parent's can't be on constant patrol. Yes, that's true too, thus we find ourselves in a quandary. Personally, I have chosen the side of accepting that sooner or later my kids are going to be exposed to flavors of sex, drugs, and rock and roll that I may find unsavory or not age appropriate - and I'll try my best to provide a framework for dialog and understanding. Other parents will choose a path of extreme restriction or other educational tools (church, etc) for their kids, and they have that right as well. Neither parenting style is right or wrong, but it has to fall to the parents, not to third parties to protect little Billy and Susie's precious ears / morals.