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  • 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldtoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldMake it make sense
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    18 days ago

    You don’t have to rigorously slow down though. Just ease it into existence. Its not a race. It might take a few seconds to replace that space, but thats fine. You don’t even need to hit the brakes 95% of the time. Just go a mph or two slower and let it balloon out over time.

    The person behind you can usually recognize that someone just whipped out in front of you and will give you some grace time to adjust.

    And keep in mind, if someone is merging into your lane, then whatever lane they came from now has additional space, which lets those lanes work better. Its a win win.


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    18 days ago

    If they merge in your lane and then brake, then thats on them, not you. Yes, you will have to brake, but its not you that is being the bad driver. Just create more space between you and the car in front of you again.

    You could also look into merging into a different lane temporarily until space is restored.






  • They are going to be introduced to it, regardless if you manage their devices or not. If they are socializing at all, they will be introduced toit. But if their friends come over to your home, and your network doesn’t have any kind of safeguards, Then you might be enabling their friends to influence your child in ways that are not appropriate right in front of you.

    I do agree with what you’re saying, but I think there’s a way to do both methods. It could be something that is gradually introduced insteadof just straight up opening Pandora’s box for them.


  • It takes a combination of a few technologies to be effective imo

    • Screentime limits: have a “bedtime” set for each device. Some applications are excluded from this purely from an emergency communications perspective.
    • Family-friendly DNS services enforced: Use a trusted DNS service that can block access to anything adult themed. It needs to be customizable though so that additions and exclusions can be made. Lock down devices so that DNS cant be changed without proper permissions.
    • pre-approval of apps: be the judge of which apps are allowed on their devices. Do some research before installing anything, and keep up with those apps so that you can make changes if the apps start doing different things later.
    • kids have their own wifi network: this makes management much easier. You can set the hours and protocols that are allowed on their network. Makes it easy to change DNS servers if needed.

    None of this is easy to do, and honestly, it just seems inhumane for parents to have to go through this. If they don’t do it though, the children can have much more exposure to various content (some which won’t be ideal).