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sourcenode on Nostr: I grew up with essentially free reign of a PC with internet connection starting ...

I grew up with essentially free reign of a PC with internet connection starting around age seven. I am grateful for what I learned, but there are a handful of images and videos my young mind might have been better off without.

Having access to a computer was unquestionably positive. Experiences on the early internet were mixed, but cultivated a cyber version of street smarts in me.

I'm wondering how todays parents plan to balance web access for their children. The internet is vastly different now than it was 20 years ago. It's also a challenge to monitor any web access outside the home.

Will you be limiting your childrens access to the internet or giving them free reign? Where do you plan to draw the line and what technical means do you have to set those boundaries?