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102 sats \ 2 replies \ @Signal312 2h \ on: Help me brainstorm child labor ideas alter_native
I think overall having the kids earn money is a great idea. I'm not as keen about having them do it online. There's so much screen time in kid's lives nowadays, already. And - anything that could be done online, can also be done by someone that's not local (or often automated).
But getting the work via online marketplaces, though, that's probably by far the easiest.
My kids were both mother's helpers as a first job. Basically, they helped out with younger kids, while a parent is in the house, but busy. Also, nowadays, kids barely ever just play with other kids in the neighborhood, outside. I think that sometimes he got hired just for play time.
That's a REAL job - in that it's not something that adults purchase just to support the kid, or because the kid is cute.
We've paid older kids to do the 'mother's helper' thing when ours were smaller. It is a great first job!
My kids don't do much screen time. We don't own a tv. They don't have phones. The computers they have access to are in communal spaces and they aren't allowed to use them just whenever they feel like it.
I'm really curious how effective a kid can be given new tools like LLMs. It's easier than ever to spin up a website and payment rails. At the same time, products are cheaper than they've ever been, too. My daughter was talking about printing ballet-themed stickers and selling them to her fellow dance students. I think that could be a great start.
I want to start them thinking now: What problem can I solve for people that they will pay for? and I'm hoping that it gets us seeing the world as an opportunity-rich field. Also I want to get them used to the idea that spending money is necessary to make money.
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Interesting. I look forward to hearing what kind of neat ideas they come up with!
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