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Originally Posted by d-null
Thinking of myself, I wish the internet had been around huge when I was a youngster, so now that I see this friend completely keeping his son away from the net and computing it seems like a real shame to me.
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Well there are a few things you also might consider that he may and you are not. You look back now and think you wish the internet was around then. Chances are your past self as a kid probably wouldn't use the internet like your present self would.
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Originally Posted by d-null
I know if I was raising a kid they would be all over learning computing science and doing all kinds of research online...
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That would be assuming your kid was an exact clone of the present you, chasing your dreams and learning things you would learn. Just because you see yourself in certain way doesn't mean your kids will be the same. Kids are kids and talking from experience, my 16 year old uses it for nothing but entertainment and drudgingly uses it for homework only when he has too. He is an A and B student so I am thankful he is smart but he doesn't use the internet like I would, he uses it like a goofball kid would.
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