Humans behave better when they’re being watched (techcrunch.com)

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“Your kids will grow up in a world with no ‘off the record’,” he writes to any parents reading his post. “Teach them that the best privacy strategy is integrity, living so that being seen costs you nothing. And fight, hard, for a world where the watching goes both ways.”

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[-] Kenvexity@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

the only ethical thing to do is not have kids!

[-] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

the only ethical thing to do is not have kids!

Or smash the surveillance apparatus

[-] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

If you really want kids, you can always get pre-owned. That's better for the environment.

this post was submitted on 27 Jun 2026

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