alt Hacker News> If I had a child I'd rather have it watch porn than Cocomelon
As a parent that regularly fears who my children will encounter in the world, I’m glad there’s an “if” at the beginning of this sentence.
> If I had a child I'd rather have it watch porn than Cocomelon
As a parent that regularly fears who my children will encounter in the world, I’m glad there’s an “if” at the beginning of this sentence.
Don't worry, most likely your children will come across the normal sorts of bad people - cheating partners, bullying peers, abusive bosses, rude customers, lying beggars, maybe robbers and thieves. It's fortunately unlikely they'll meet a guy who is outspoken about his opinion that scientifically capturing people's attention to get them addicted to screens is morally much worse than showing them "penis into vagina episode 74786". We don't want their innocent minds to be poisoned with ideas that question the status quo.