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LeBittoday at 10:03 AM0 repliesview on HN

You are talking about leaving "everything" to the parents.

Those are extreme positions.

There are things where you want the government to intervene.

There are things where you don’t want the government to intervene.

What I do in my bedroom should not be monitored by the government.

Me speeding on the road should be monitored by the government.

Conversations I am having online should not be monitored by the government.

It’s my job to teach my kid how to behave when he is bullied at school. The government does not help with that. It is my job to make sure my kid does not become the bully. The government does not help with that.

It is also my job to teach my kid what the internet is, that there are wackos out there, and how to recognize dangerous patterns. That’s life.

If you think this is to save the children…