"1. The necessity of adapting to the lure of technology in order to successfully navigate the modern world."
It's really not a difficult skill to master. When a child is emotionally and intellectually ready for unfettered cell phone/internet access, mastering how to make a post on Facebook (email-text-blog-instagram-hackernews-whatever) will not be a difficult skill to master.
"2. The incalculable benefit such devices can provide if used correctly."
Do you have the same opinion of television?
There really were people who thought television would be chiefly used as a way to educate the masses. Television is just a medium like any other, mostly crap, with the occasional sublime or brilliant show.
Same thing with your cell phone. Most of the content you access will be crap, occasionally finding something awesome or beautiful or brilliant.
I'm a Dad, so I fully support Louis C.K.'s opinion that parents should filter the content and devices children access in a way that's age appropriate. Most adults have a hard time putting down their device and interacting with their environment. Teaching our kids this skill early in life is to their long term benefit.
It's really not a difficult skill to master. When a child is emotionally and intellectually ready for unfettered cell phone/internet access, mastering how to make a post on Facebook (email-text-blog-instagram-hackernews-whatever) will not be a difficult skill to master.
"2. The incalculable benefit such devices can provide if used correctly."
Do you have the same opinion of television?
There really were people who thought television would be chiefly used as a way to educate the masses. Television is just a medium like any other, mostly crap, with the occasional sublime or brilliant show.
Same thing with your cell phone. Most of the content you access will be crap, occasionally finding something awesome or beautiful or brilliant.
I'm a Dad, so I fully support Louis C.K.'s opinion that parents should filter the content and devices children access in a way that's age appropriate. Most adults have a hard time putting down their device and interacting with their environment. Teaching our kids this skill early in life is to their long term benefit.