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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by ziddoap on Wednesday April 10, 2024 @10:18AM (#39991000)
>I sit in front of my PC all day for work and after work (after dinner) I also spend a ton of time in front of my PC doing things like [...]

If they see you watching a YouTube video about circuitry or whatever, are they registering "that's an educational video about circuits" or are they just seeing the YouTube logo and thinking "Wow, $parent watches a lot of YouTube"?

Any kid is just going to register that you spend 10 (or whatever) hours a day on the computer, they aren't going to be categorizing your use into educational or not.

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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by riskable on Thursday April 11, 2024 @11:04AM (#40002967)
I rarely ever watch videos on my PC so that's definitely not a concern. I do make videos from time to time though :shrug:
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Re:Yes, Social Media Is a Cause of the Epidemic of Teenage M... by ziddoap on Thursday April 11, 2024 @12:27PM (#40003973)
Sure, YouTube was just an example. The broad point being that your kids likely aren't going to be classifying your computer time as educational/professional/leisure. They just know it's time spent on a computer.
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