What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children

Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by afthonos on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @09:28AM (#50440892)

This is a classic short-term/long-term trade-off. Being informed at all times is gratifying in the moment. It is harmful for everyone, including the parent, long-term.

And seatbelts are one of the cases where it is good short-term and long-term, but you’re right, the same mechanic applies. No one wears a seatbelt because “over a lifetime. I have a lower chance of dying in a car crash“. We wear it because “I’m less likely to die today.“

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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by pluralmonad on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @10:33AM (#50441817)

Strange, I wear the belt because I believe it may save me some day over my lifetime. I have very little concern for it happening this particular day. Or at least I used to. Its just SOP now.

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