When I was 8, I remember being bored and curious and touching a lot of parents stuff... phones... wallets... legal documents...

Most parents don't put their stuff in safes...

Like... THE WALLET IS RIGHT THERE... I COULD JUST GRAB IT!

If they had age verification stuff back then... I could've just... quickly snap a pic of their ID and just YOLO it...

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[–] 24 points 5 months ago (4 children)

Actually, it's been proven to be a very ineffective deterrent in child psychology studies. It just teaches them to not do it when your actively present and try even harder to not get caught.

Plus the lifelong psychological scars of being assaulted by a figure you trusted to keep you safe from harm but those are a separate topic.

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  • [–] 3 points 5 months ago

    No arguments from me there. I was saying when I was a kid if I had done something like that (and got caught) it wouldn't have been a gentle, loving conversation about why it was wrong I'd have gotten. I certainly wasn't advocating it.

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