Re:What Happens When Your 11-Year-Old Says No to a Smartphone?
by ahati on Sunday November 05, 2023 @04:37PM
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Don't know why you are downvoted, the article is quite bloated, summary like this helps.
Re:What Happens When Your 11-Year-Old Says No to a Smartphone?
by beej71 on Sunday November 05, 2023 @04:59PM
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The irony is the summary by its very nature takes the punchline out of the piece.
Re:What Happens When Your 11-Year-Old Says No to a Smartphone?
by pictureofabear on Sunday November 05, 2023 @05:25PM
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eh.. there wasn't much of a punchline. Just a lot of humble bragging.
Re:What Happens When Your 11-Year-Old Says No to a Smartphone?
by batch12 on Sunday November 05, 2023 @05:34PM
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They have been downvoted because people don't want to read an AI summary of the article. Maybe stand up a blog to do this or something.
Re:What Happens When Your 11-Year-Old Says No to a Smartphone?
by anigbrowl on Sunday November 05, 2023 @05:28PM
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Please don't do this on HN. People come here to read what other people think; any HN reader who wants an LLM summary can do that themselves. It's unhelpful in the same way as posting a list of search engine results in response to a query.
The author keeps an iPhone 4, initially meant for her son, tucked away in her dresser as he rejected it three years ago, refusing to embrace smartphones or digital culture.
The author’s early fascination with the internet contrasts with her son's rejection of modern tech, influenced by his own values and ideas.
She recalls her enchanted journey into the digital world, including early online gaming and the evolution of technology through CompuServe, Razr, BlackBerry, and iPhone.
Despite her deep involvement in the digital era, her son steadfastly refuses to engage, citing reasons like infantilization, compromising resourcefulness, and making people trivial.
The son, now 14, remains phoneless, avoiding social media, game apps, and screens, and prefers using printed maps and abstaining from the online world.
Her daughter, also without a phone, uses her mother’s or a laptop for certain activities but doesn’t enjoy having her picture taken or posted online.
The article discusses a growing trend among kids rejecting social media and their parents' sharing of their lives online, as well as concerns about online privacy and security.
The author’s memorable experience in Ireland with her son, where they disconnected from technology, explored the countryside, and engaged in deep conversations, leading to a profound sense of freedom and being unfindable.
The narrative illustrates the contrasting views on digital technology between the author, deeply immersed in it, and her son, who values disconnection and freedom.