What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children

Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by bitwize on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @04:16PM (#50446407)

Back about 15 or so years ago, I heard from colleagues and even my sister about how they banned kids from the stupid that was readily available on television. Their kids would be forbidden, for instance, from watching Hannah Montana, or even the entire Disney Channel and/or Nickelodeon. When my nephew was little, Caillou was forbidden to him. I was impressed with these parents' gutsiness and willingness to take action to protect their kids from harmful slop.

Banning kids from social media seems to be the present-day equivalent of that and I commend you.

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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by 28304283409234 on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @05:17PM (#50447075)

Here's another one for ya: we also forbade them from watching Barbie. They are, to this day, pissed about that hahaha.

And recently they confessed that they sneakily watched once in a while. :-D

So they got the boundary. Found it to be unjust. Tested it. Crossed it. Got away with it. Grew from that. All without having to steal lipstick, smoke joints, or drink themselves into a coma.

Honestly: wife and I are awesome at parenting.

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Re:What Constant Surveillance Is Doing to Children by sfink on Tuesday November 10, 2026 @08:44PM (#50448847)

I'm pretty sure you mean some Barbie show? Apparently that's a thing that exists. Because Barbie is a great movie, although I'm not sure what to recommend about the maturity level required to understand -- it seems that many many fully grown adults have not reached that level. (Ken will be okay. The movie isn't about Ken. It's okay to have a movie not be about Ken. Do not conclude that the movie is saying that all men are vapid losers because the movie portrays vapid men.)

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