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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·2 days agoWhen you do, I hope your opinion changes because: A kid should never be in that position If they are, a phone isn’t going to help There’s a decent chance the phone got them into that situation (e.g. chatting with predators online) So I reject the premise. If a kid isn’t safe without a phone, adding a phone won’t make them more safe.
minus-squarenatryamar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 day agoWe went talking about a phone we were talking about a smartwatch…
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·1 day agoChange “phone” to “smart watch” and my point stands.
When you do, I hope your opinion changes because:
So I reject the premise. If a kid isn’t safe without a phone, adding a phone won’t make them more safe.
We went talking about a phone we were talking about a smartwatch…
Change “phone” to “smart watch” and my point stands.