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semiquavertoday at 7:39 PM1 replyview on HN

That paragraph bothered me. It gives a strong “assuming the conclusion” vibe. Oh, a factor reshaping parents attitudes is a “mandate that kids must be constantly monitored and protected” (in other words, parents’ attitudes)? You don’t say.


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ls612today at 7:47 PM

No, the mandate is enforced by the government coming and taking away your children by force, for some indeterminate period of time, until your lawyer goes in front of a judge and (hopefully) the judge rules that the government is stupid and should give you your kids back. But by then the damage is done.

One has to think if a state wanted to eliminate individualism in society this application of surveillance and restraint to children would be entirely by design...