I came up with this a couple minutes ago. I think its funny and maybe helpful? Please be gentle. Have a good one.
- You shall not join corporate social media
- You shall not subject your children to predatory marketing techniques
- You shall spend up to 10% extra to shop locally or with small companies, more if you can
- You shall voice your support for fairness, equality and against bullying wherever you go
- You shall not think of living things in hierarchical order (x is better than y)
- You shall not compromise freedom and privacy for comfort or “sAfEtY”
- You shall pay techy friends for their help - at least in food
- You shall install an ad blocker
- You shall not praise big tech, proprietary products or IP law.
- You shall not use proprietary software if a good FOSS alternative exists
How will they learn to healthily deal with it, if you don’t subject them to it in a controlled and safe environment?
They dont. They vote with you to abolish this shit.
In an ideal world, I agree with you.
But in the real world, it ain’t gonna happen, so you have to do your best to make your children capable of functioning in their own interest in a mentally hostile environment.
By that definition one could argue you should abuse your children to the maximum possible extent. This is flawed logic imo.
Besides, I‘m talking about mechanics that are borrowed from gambling. Loud „pling“ sounds, overly shiny colors and generally stuff that grabs attention.
This is not something a child needs to grow up. a parent can absolutely be expected to check games for these things before buying them. If others subject the kid to it the parent cant really do a lot but I feel like taking all responsibility isnt smart at all.
I didn’t state that “logic”. Per default I assume that everybody understands that we are talking about everything in moderation. Also I specifically stated some boundaries in my original statement, ensuring the mental safety of children during exposure to manipulative ads.
I assume no parent in their right mind would push their child off a cliff to make them stronger. But parent let their kids test their physical limits by providing them with a safe environment (e.g. playground or backyard) and adult supervision.
When somebody states “stay hydrated” it is not only pedantic, but also somewhat schizophrenic to reply with “By that definition we should all constantly keep drinking, but too much water too quickly will cause you to die, so your logic of staying hydrated is wrong.”
source in case you didn’t know: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_intoxication
Sure, warping my argument ad absurdum helps you get around it.
I stand by my opinion. Dont subject your children to predatory marketing.
Have a good one.