• paraphrand@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    There’s an all or nothing problem here.

    It’s actually a good way to ostracize your child by making them be the only one without a phone.

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      7 months ago

      But that’s also legislating how everyone should raise their kids based on how you want to raise yours.

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        7 months ago

        Only if the law passes, which in theory means it has majority support. All laws legislate against the minority opinion.

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          7 months ago

          True, but that all exists on a spectrum, and a law which prohibits all children from using a device because you don’t want your kid using that device and they’ll get bullied if they’re the only one, seems a little excessive. Might as well ban expensive sneakers or shiny pokemon cards too.

          The root of the issue is parents controlling how much their child uses a device, and you just cannot legislate that away. Even if it was 100% illegal, you think parents wouldn’t let kids use the devices in their home if it made things easier? “Just ban it” never works, you need to incentivize alternate behavior.

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          7 months ago

          Laws can allow exceptions and protect minorities. Laws are not always black and white, just like most of reality.