Being a parent isn't a very good indicator of good advice either. It seems that a favorite past time of parents which I have observed is commenting on the poor parenting done by others, including such gems as "they got their 11 year old an iPhone, can you believe that!?".
I think that judging the character/reliability of a source before citing it to support a position is important. Though it's doubtful people are actually gleaning parenting advice from this instance of Louis C.K., and it's most likely going to be used more for confirmation bias instead. I am just suggesting people should pause to reflect on who they're aligning themselves with to confirm their biases.
He has an opinion, like many famous people. If his character/background doesn't matter, then we could just drop in any famous celebrity that people could use to confirm their own biases and justify their parenting decisions.
If you're planning on using Louis C.K. as an example of a parent who is choosing to not give their kids cellphones, just be prepared for people to go "oh isn't he the one who jokes about [xyz inappropriate for children topic]".
Interesting. I forgot there were people like you. No, that is not what I would be planning on doing.
I was just reading someone's view on not giving kids cellphones and taking it on board as something to consider, a datapoint on the wide range of human opinion. As to whether I agree with him, I don't know, I haven't thought about it enough to reach a conclusion yet.
I think that judging the character/reliability of a source before citing it to support a position is important. Though it's doubtful people are actually gleaning parenting advice from this instance of Louis C.K., and it's most likely going to be used more for confirmation bias instead. I am just suggesting people should pause to reflect on who they're aligning themselves with to confirm their biases.