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minus-squaredesktop_user [they/them] linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agohow else are children supposed to communicate with friends other than at school?
minus-square@Hule@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoI guess their parents could arrange for them to meet sometimes. Wait, that’s too much work.
minus-squareThe Menemen!linkfedilinkEnglish2•edit-21 year agoDumb phone exist. My children got their dumb phones when they started walking to school on their own (so they can call us in case of a problem). No internet, only 4 harmless games and I can control which numbers are allowed to call them and which numbers they are allowed to call.
how else are children supposed to communicate with friends other than at school?
Mail 📬 ?
Homing Pigeons 🪽?
I guess their parents could arrange for them to meet sometimes.
Wait, that’s too much work.
Dumb phone exist. My children got their dumb phones when they started walking to school on their own (so they can call us in case of a problem).
No internet, only 4 harmless games and I can control which numbers are allowed to call them and which numbers they are allowed to call.