790
Built-in software ‘death dates’ are sending thousands of schools’ Chromebooks to the recycling bin (www.mercurynews.com)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/technology@beehaw.org
296 comments fedilink hide all child comments
 

There are few things quite as emblematic of late stage capitalism than the concept of "planned obsolescence".

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 18 points 3 years ago (6 children)

It's because the school district is responsible for how the devices are used. If your kid gets around the content block and you, an ultraconservative, finds your kid watching porn, you are definitely going to do something about it.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 6 child comments
    •
  • [–] 10 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    And of course blame the school instead of the child at fault, naturally...

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •
  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You blame the school instead of your parenting which is at fault*

    Usually kids "misbehave" in public because of close-minded parents or parents who try to control their kid too much, and most of all parents who don't encourage good behaviour correctly. Parents really like to blame their kid for behavioural issues when in reality they're the reason it's a problem. (Especially with e.g. people who have disabilities like Bipolar, Autism, ADHD, parents internally blame their kid for everything and punish the kid, even though the disturbances caused by the disorders are something you can address and help the kid with with good parenting)

    I suspect most of the kids who do that kind of stuff are neurodivergent and either undiagnosed or not treated correctly by their parents and not given proper treatment

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
    •
  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago (2 children)

    No way it's the schools fault if the kid sidloads anothe os. That should strip the responsibility and it's the parents problem. Ultraconservatives can just stfu. about this.

  • permalink
  • fedilink
  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
    •