Comment on Parents turn to smartwatches for their children amid global phone screen-time pushback

• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  What are you worried those “random weirdos” are going to do? I also haven’t seen those weirdos that you claim are so ubiquitous, the people who hang around schools are kids who go there.

  A “random weirdo” doesn’t want anything to do with your kids. If you look at the stats, the vast majority of crimes against children are from family members or close friends, as in, the people who would be texting your child on their phone/watch.

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  • fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I grew up in Suburban hell but I also don’t recall that being a thing that existed in my time or place, then again everything so isolated I wouldn’t have noticed even if that was a thing. Don’t let corporations continue to destroy our communities by selling fear

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  • urandom@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    I also haven’t seen those weirdos that you claim are so ubiquitous, the people who hang around schools are kids who go there.

    Well look at you, Mr. Anecdote!

    Now I’m worried that you think my kids go to the same school as your kids. Or City. Or Country. Hell, even continent

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      If I was legitimately worried about wierdos hanging around my kids’ school, I’d move them to a different school. Giving them a phone or smart watch won’t fix that problem.

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      • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        I get that but most people can’t just move to a better neighborhood.

        There is a fake moral panic about kidnapping or whatever, but some schools really are not as safe as others unfortunately, or are in more dangerous areas. People aren’t usually targeting kids but they might get caught in the crossfire :/

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