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alistairSHyesterday at 3:44 PM1 replyview on HN

You think most of the unsupervised internet time is happening at school? I mean, maybe it is, but that's an assertion I haven't seen before.


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zeta0134yesterday at 6:32 PM

Truthfully, I don't know! Especially for younger kids though, there's usually at least an adult in the room, right? Even when they're visiting a friend, the other parent is there to step in and check on them occasionally?

I guess once you hand your teenager a smart phone (and all their friends have one too!) all bets are off. That's new, and wasn't a thing when I grew up. We were rural and on the tail end of dial-up, so I couldn't get online at home without someone hearing the modem. That sure limited my attempts to do so without permission!