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258 sats \ 2 replies \ @kepford 25 Mar 2024 \ parent \ on: Florida bill requires parental consent for kids under 16 to hold social accounts tech
With Apple it would be nice if their tools actually worked well. There screen time app / service is pretty buggy. It is also confusing that only a determined or tech savvy parent would be able to use it effectively.
My guess is that most parents want to be able to communicate with their kids as well as find them/know where they are. These tools work well. The negative side of things is ensuring they aren't being exposed to things that they do not want them to be exposed to. Apple's tools allow a parent restrict apps and web sites a device has access to view. Its just clear that they do not spend a lot of effort on this app. Most parents I've talked to do not use it because it is to complicated. It is entirely possible to give your kid an iPhone and lock it down pretty well. That said, this is not a replacement for a real relationship of trust. It isn't a replacement for communication and education on the risks online.
I believe many parents do not have the backbone to say no to their kids nor the willingness to put in the work to learn how to use the tools. The social pressure to give kids phones and access to social media is strong. That might sound harsh but I think this is really a cultural problem first, a tech problems second. It is not a place for politicians to stick their noses.
What is interesting about my take? I didn't expect anyone to find it that interesting. Seems pretty obvious to me lol.
What is interesting about my take? I didn't expect anyone to find it that interesting. Seems pretty obvious to me lol.
this quote below from your first post really made me think, hadn’t really considered how when every rule needs to apply to everyone, unintended consequences will thrive
I don't have ONE solution this is part of the problem with how governments currently work. They assume we HAVE to all be under the same set of rules. This guarantees there will be people that are being forced to do things they do not want to do.
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Ah! I guess I've thought that for so long it just seem obvious to me. This is one huge issue with large democracies. Large meaning nation wide rules that cross culture, economic, and geographic areas. You see it all the time in the US when people from one region of the US can't believe people in another region just had some new law passed. Or a law repealed.
Before I learned to start ignoring politicians I used to get pissed off when some politician would say they care about my kids. I would think in my head. So you do huh? Well why don't you pitch in with some of that money I'm forced to send you every year. Where are you when they are sick?
These are lies we hear and we don't recognize them as lies. I wrote about lies like this yesterday. Its not nice to think the things I am thinking. It might not be nice but it is true. Talk is cheap. Politicians have very little skin in the game. As the years have passed I've come to believe that the reputational starting place for politicians should be the same as a tobacco company exec. They should be suspect from the start. I certainly do not think they are public servants or they are working for me. Two more lies.
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