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Post by Reactionary Rage on Feb 27, 2023 14:53:21 GMT
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Post by Sneelock on Mar 2, 2023 21:48:53 GMT
it makes a lot of sense. I remember how depressed us boomers would get when we didn't get the items we admired in Seasonal Catalogs. well, once kids get a phone they have the greatest catalog ever 24/7, 365 days a year.
one kid in my orbit has completely disconnected with their parents to the extent they are able. the parents are strategizing effectively and will hopefully smooth things out in the long run. still, it's striking how soon after having a phone the behavior took hold and the size and volume of the Hissy Fit that happens if revoking phone privileges is so much as mentioned.
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Post by rayge on Mar 2, 2023 22:48:29 GMT
of course I don't have a phone am a septuagenarian grandparent and mad as a sack of squirrels
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Post by davey on Mar 3, 2023 1:05:51 GMT
I’m sure I’m opening up a can of worms here, but…
Does anyone here disagree that whatever percentage of all the gender dysmorphia issues you spend so much energy decrying are unnatural - this issue is sitting pretty close to the root of it all?
If not, perhaps less pointing the finger at the wokety- and more scrutiny on the corporate greed that allows children to be targeted to join the attention economy.
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Post by DayoRemix on Mar 3, 2023 1:11:40 GMT
"Mad as a sack of squirrels".. ..Thanks Ray..Needed a good chuckle..
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Mar 6, 2023 9:58:16 GMT
I've suffered from mental health problems, but since I've started seeing all these adverts from banks and financial services reassuring me that they really do care about my mental health, that indeed it is their main priority, I have to say I feel vey comforted. I think I'll ring up my bank now and see what they have to say about that feeling of absolute dread I had the other day.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Mar 6, 2023 11:21:29 GMT
I have a friends who have two teenage boys. Apparently after school they never go out and see friends, instead the socialise online and play games etc. This is the new norm which to me is mind blowing. Sometimes one of the boys is chatting to some lass and he goes to bed and the other lass watches him fall asleep via her mobile. I mean, you could say it's sorta cute but wtf lol.
I mean, when we were young the second you finished your tea you'd be out seeing friends. That's just what you did. Day after day.
What kind of adults are they going to grow up to be?
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Mar 6, 2023 11:23:11 GMT
I've suffered from mental health problems, but since I've started seeing all these adverts from banks and financial services reassuring me that they really do care about my mental health, that indeed it is their main priority, I have to say I feel vey comforted. I think I'll ring up my bank now and see what they have to say about that feeling of absolute dread I had the other day. Try the Halifax. I spoke to a lovely fella in their Mumbai call centre who helped me resolve my feelings of childhood rejection in ten minutes. He has also helped me upgrade my ISA too!
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Post by rayge on Mar 6, 2023 13:49:42 GMT
I mean, when we were young the second you finished your tea you'd be out seeing friends. That's just what you did. Day after day. What kind of adults are they going to grow up to be? I never, ever, went out in the evenings to 'see friends': or for any other reason, except for the very occasional (three in total before I went to uni) gig or movie.
So perhaps they will grow up to be smart, well-adjusted and well-read, like me
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Post by davey on Mar 6, 2023 14:47:35 GMT
I have a friends who have two teenage boys. Apparently after school they never go out and see friends, instead the socialise online and play games etc. This is the new norm which to me is mind blowing. Sometimes one of the boys is chatting to some lass and he goes to bed and the other lass watches him fall asleep via her mobile. I mean, you could say it's sorta cute but wtf lol. I mean, when we were young the second you finished your tea you'd be out seeing friends. That's just what you did. Day after day. What kind of adults are they going to grow up to be? Presumably…adults suited to living in the world they will inhabit. That’s the thing. It’s becoming an alien place to us. But it’s their world. They are already adapting to whatever it is going to be.
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Post by Stacy Heydon on Mar 6, 2023 15:51:11 GMT
I have a friends who have two teenage boys. Apparently after school they never go out and see friends, instead the socialise online and play games etc. This is the new norm which to me is mind blowing. Sometimes one of the boys is chatting to some lass and he goes to bed and the other lass watches him fall asleep via her mobile. I mean, you could say it's sorta cute but wtf lol. I mean, when we were young the second you finished your tea you'd be out seeing friends. That's just what you did. Day after day. What kind of adults are they going to grow up to be? I guess it's not a problem if they're into sports. I was out playing football mainly, but if they're not...
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Post by tory on Mar 6, 2023 16:11:48 GMT
When I was growing up, my friend Ian would be kicked out of his house by his Dad at 6pm and wasn't allowed to come back home before 9pm. It is unsurprising, then, that he turned to booze at quite a young age.
I agree with Davey (YOU WOT) that kids adapt to what is the norm. I'd say that there is nothing wrong with supervised time playing online as long as there is also some form of social interaction somewhere.
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Post by davey on Mar 6, 2023 16:21:56 GMT
I’m not saying it is good or bad. I’m merely saying -this is the world they will be navigating.
If you raised a child to be perfectly suited to the world we grew up in now, you’d probably be raising a child hopelessly unprepared to live in the weird times to come.
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Post by fearlessfreap on Mar 6, 2023 17:15:24 GMT
I think people skills will remain important. Some of the most financially successful people I know are dumb as a bag of hammers, but they're extremely outgoing and personable.
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Post by Reactionary Rage on Mar 7, 2023 9:10:15 GMT
I mean, when we were young the second you finished your tea you'd be out seeing friends. That's just what you did. Day after day. What kind of adults are they going to grow up to be? I never, ever, went out in the evenings to 'see friends': or for any other reason, except for the very occasional (three in total before I went to uni) gig or movie.
So perhaps they will grow up to be smart, well-adjusted and well-read, like me You set 'em up, I'll knock 'em out the park!
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