Comment by wredcoll
1 day ago
Yeah, those parents whose kids died from tainted milk products sure were lazy. How dare they cry that the state should do something?
1 day ago
Yeah, those parents whose kids died from tainted milk products sure were lazy. How dare they cry that the state should do something?
How is giving spoiled milk equivalent to not being able to talk with your child on how the computer works?
> not being able to talk with your child on how the computer works?
What?
"The internet" is extremely widely available and full of hazards of all sorts, some intentional, some deliberate.
I'm pushing back on this idea that it's desirable or even possible for "the parent" to completely protect their children from these hazards. Most of them can't even protect themselves.
We can demand that services, especially child accessible ones, be safer, without also expecting parents to abandon all responsibility.
The argument is that they are selling a product they know is "spoiled", but the analogy breaks down and actually becomes more like you allow your children to smoke cigarettes or dink alcohol regularly. They often knew they were lying and saying they were over 13 to access services, but hey, your kid can't be the only not one smoking cigarettes or drinking, right?
Not too long ago, it wasn't that uncommon for children to smoke. Hell, now they're starting to vape.
What percentage of those do you think are being "allowed" to do so by their parents?
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