JesusHitler

He would rather be in heaven with Jesus and Hitler

Apathy

Just because you don't do it doesn't mean others don't. Look at how popular gonewild is, or any form of media where people post shit of themselves for the world to see. The average age a person loses their virginity is around 16-17, and most people fool around long before that. Smartphones and their apps make that even easier.

StonerPlay

Pretty sure the article says he 'limits their use,' not keeps it hidden from them.

Apathy

It's called puberty. It's literally coded into their DNA to want to do that.

crop_circle_jerk

Yeah if i ever had children, which I wouldnt... they would not be allowed to have smart phones or watch any of the bullshit on Tv. Its pretty terrifying seeing all these idiots pump out children and letting screens raise them. What ever happened to playing in the dirt like a normal kid? Humanity is on the fast track to becoming the people from WALL-E..

iamrage

we may be setting up our children for incomplete, handicapped lives devoid of imagination, creativity and wonder

This right here says it all.

SaneGoatiSwear

don't worry, the entire education system will do that for you.

ABACABB

Steve Jobs also treated his pancreatic cancer with "holistic" medicine... So I'll go ahead and let my daughter have her android tablet for an hour a day. She actually just colored a sweet ass dress picture for me.

5078202?

So I guess if you or your daughter got cancer you would treat it "conventionally" with carcinogens like radiation and mustard gas derivatives?

JesusHitler

My best friend's throat cancer is almost gone after 6 horrific months of radiation and chemo

5126131?

Anecdotally, I've had family who's cancer has gone after X months of horrific (correct word!) radiation and chemo. Thing is, in all of them it came back and was worse and spread to new places (like the blood!), they had more horrific chemo and radiation and looked dead at least 3-6 months before they actually died.

ABACABB

Yea cause those carcinogens have saved my grandma, my grandpa, my aunt,and numerous other acquaintences. As a result my daughter gets to know and play with my grandma. So pass the mustard please!

5126078?

Lol Sure. Would you like some KoolAid to wash it down?

Apathy

The article doesn't discuss the biggest dangers to letting kids use the internet and technology. Right now your kids can do several things out of their bedroom that could seriously fuck them over for life. They can sext each other and get hit with child porn possession and distribution, not to mention creation. You think it's insane but prosecutors are licking their lips at putting another "monster" behind bars and making sure they get punished. It seems retarded to throw kids behind bars and on sex offenders lists for taking nude selfies, but it looks really good on paper since most people will just assume it was someone who deserved it.

The other thing is that with the amount of social media out there, your kids will be building a huge history of all of their fuckups and all the stupid shit they do as children. Most kids are retarded and use their real names on the internet, but even the ones that don't can be linked to their real name. Facebook is extremely good at finding shit out about you without you even giving them any info. This history will be around forever and every future employer will have access to it. There are already companies out there whose sole purpose is to find out everything about you, and connect all of your accounts and everything you say and do online to your real identity.

StonerPlay

Very good point! I've heard Facebook makes shadow profiles for everyone that is mentioned, photographed, and videoed on their site. it sounds something the NSA would do. (also heard NSA has been proved unreliable do to the amount of Trolls. one good thing about them i guess d:)

djsumdog

They have psuedo profiles for people who don't have accounts, so when you sign up, you're slowly given a list of friends, potential photos you've been in, etc. It's not really a shadow-profile. It's just regular profile data that FB already gathered.

You can say, "I don't have a Facebook account," but you really do. You just haven't claimed it yet.

Apathy

They also run facial recognition scans on everyone. With tagged photos, they know both what you look like, who you know, and where you've been. Their algorithms might suck today, but in 5-10 years, they can basically run them on people in the background and find you. Went to some event and you're in the picture? They'll know, even if the person who posted the picture has no clue who you are. Imagine doing this for shit like protests, or pro/anti events that your employer might not agree with.

It can get pretty crazy. Even if you don't have a facebook or social media anything. If someone tags you, then every picture on the internet will compromise you. Some chick took a selfie at a party? And you're in the background drinking and having fun? Well now they'll know. Crazy times ahead. And what happens if there's someone who looks 90% just like you and it tags them as you? Have fun explaining why you went to wherever to whomever.

EarlPoncho

only his first born

StonerPlay

I couldn't tell you brother, if you find something about it, share a link!

Tb0n3

That's why he didn't let them. He wasn't around them.

ninjai

Kind of stupid. There will always be people with different brains and people that don't like the technology in the same way the addicted ones do.