Gozit's ultimate smartphone buying guide - Sept 2014
#61
Re: Gozit's ultimate smartphone buying guide - Sept 2014
There is huge emphasis on appearance/coolness, whereas we never thought about it much. Sometimes even my daughter (18) will talk about the 'kids today'. She was showing me some pics of a 14-year-old girl she knows, looking like a model and so much older.
I think all the technology can help them stay in touch, but undoubtedly leads to more aggravation at the very least, up to bullying, between them. Also envy as they see what people are doing so much more.
I think all the technology can help them stay in touch, but undoubtedly leads to more aggravation at the very least, up to bullying, between them. Also envy as they see what people are doing so much more.
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The bullying aspect is what terrifies me the most about having kids in the future. I was bullied as a kid, but I had some respite when I got home from school. The worst I had to deal with was the occasional prank call. But with facebook, texting, internet, etc all in pockets, the bullying is incessant and non-stop... not to mention, easier to hide, since it can be done at a distance. I shudder to think how much worse I would have had it if cyber-bullying was a thing... and I'm not even that old!
You're supposed to be 13 before you're allowed a FB account, I would actually like to see that increased to 18. Ridiculous to encourage it at the vulnerable early teen stage. Not that it's a given that people are automatically mature enough at 18, teenagers don't necessarily make great life decisions, but give it as much of a wide berth for as long as possible I say.
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The bullying aspect is what terrifies me the most about having kids in the future. I was bullied as a kid, but I had some respite when I got home from school. The worst I had to deal with was the occasional prank call. But with facebook, texting, internet, etc all in pockets, the bullying is incessant and non-stop... not to mention, easier to hide, since it can be done at a distance. I shudder to think how much worse I would have had it if cyber-bullying was a thing... and I'm not even that old!
And the age of FB accounts isn't going to do anything. I got mine when I was 10 and just faked my year of birth.
#64
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Are there people in your generation that are anti-FB or even off-grid? I imagine with so much connectivity it must be tempting for some people to just reject it all. Go analog.
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My brother was the coolest 15 year old. He figured out how to make "Prove it" cards that 18 year olds legally used to prove their age at the pub and normally had to obtain from the police with proper ID.
He made more money than I did after uni graduation all tax free. Under age teens from all over the UK would send him 20 pounds an ID as his were the best on the market (ranked by some website).
He even upgraded his equipment so he could produce an ID in 15 minutes.
Eventually mum threatened to throw him out the house and the mafia operation was over.
He was the richest teenager in town for quite some months. Running at 1200 pounds of cash a month at it's peak.
Last edited by JamesM; Sep 20th 2014 at 4:29 pm.
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Re: Gozit's ultimate smartphone buying guide - Sept 2014
There is huge emphasis on appearance/coolness, whereas we never thought about it much. Sometimes even my daughter (18) will talk about the 'kids today'. She was showing me some pics of a 14-year-old girl she knows, looking like a model and so much older.
I think all the technology can help them stay in touch, but undoubtedly leads to more aggravation at the very least, up to bullying, between them. Also envy as they see what people are doing so much more.
I think all the technology can help them stay in touch, but undoubtedly leads to more aggravation at the very least, up to bullying, between them. Also envy as they see what people are doing so much more.
I had to upgrade to a $100 plan (Sasktel Ultimate 100) but can always change without penalty. I get unlimited data Canada wide (download speed slows after 15 G) unlimited talk text and long distance but I hardly use the long distance and don't text a lot. Time to start calling people!
Nah still 15. 16 in 4 months, 7 days. (27 Jan) Driving license
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If you mean basement dweller, then that's me.
My brother was the coolest 15 year old. He figured out how to make "Prove it" cards that 18 year olds legally used to prove their age at the pub and normally had to obtain from the police with proper ID.
He made more money than I did after uni graduation all tax free. Under age teens from all over the UK would send him 20 pounds an ID as his were the best on the market (ranked by some website).
He even upgraded his equipment so he could produce an ID in 15 minutes.
Eventually mum threatened to throw him out the house and the mafia operation was over.
He was the richest teenager in town for quite some months. Running at 1200 pounds of cash a month at it's peak.
He made more money than I did after uni graduation all tax free. Under age teens from all over the UK would send him 20 pounds an ID as his were the best on the market (ranked by some website).
He even upgraded his equipment so he could produce an ID in 15 minutes.
Eventually mum threatened to throw him out the house and the mafia operation was over.
He was the richest teenager in town for quite some months. Running at 1200 pounds of cash a month at it's peak.
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OK. How, what, where, WHY did this thread turn out like this?
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And, sorry Dashie, but i'm as straight as they come.
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I don't think the gagdets servethe younger generations very well imho..more connected, much lonelier and where is the life perspective staring at a screen
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Yeah, it's nice, too bad these things are also so addictive!