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the one thing the internet provides is anonimity.
true a 'bad person' could get at you in the real world. but not without you seeing them.
I will say that the 'net' has been given a bad rap because of the few times some scumbag has used a chat line, etc to lure some young person with false promises but that is a very small percentage. You've got more to fear from a 'trusted' friend or family member.
But as the threat does exist no matter how small, kids should be educated .. but not in an all or nothing approach .. but with education and common sense.
There will always be vulnerable kids .. because of whats going on in that particular home, but those kids are in danger no matter what.
Blaming the internet on the downfall of society is another pathetic attempt to excuse poor parenting skills.
and as far as video games go .. i dont think there are a lot of kids giving up on playing outside to play video games ..
in the past those kids didnt want to go outside anyway .. they'd read or watch TV - if allowed to.
again ... parenting skills ...
My kid has a gameboy and our house rule is that he only plays it in the car on trips.
Parenting is tough .. there are things you can potentially screw up at every turn .. but that doesnt mean you fucking give up.
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