via @JonHaidt :
"as much as we need to change the norm around handing out smartphones to children..."
https://www.afterbabel.com/p/keeping-our-kids-safe-online
Right. Parents need to turn the social pressure upside down, to this:
https://mfioretti.substack.com/p/honestly-the-problem-with-children
@EileenKCarpenter I wouldn't mind if payphones came back, but please note that they are not needed to for the objectively necessary service you mention. Parents with that need can give their kids ordinary cellphones. It's only smartphones = unrestrictable, 24/7 access to the whole internet that are the problem