At 6:17 PM 7/6/96, Alan Olsen wrote:
With these sort of tools, we are conditioning our children that it is OK if someone filters their information before they see it. (Without even knowing the *KIND* of information being filtered, because even *THAT* level of knowledge is harmful and/or proprietary.) That it is OK for some parental figure to eliminate all the "nasty" and "awful" information before someone can hurt themselves with it. That itt is OK to prevent others from viewing information to complex for their childlike minds.
What annoys me to NO END is the laws that require that children under age of 13 (?) must always be under parental supervision. These laws even say that leaving children unsupervised is child abuse. Well, i can grant that there are dangers associated with leaving children alone. But being constantly supervised is way worse. It is like being in jail. igor