@Avram in MD
So now you are moving the conversion from internet devices to smartphones to teens. So let me clear the air
1) When I say internet devices are nearly a necessity in 2025, I do not mean a smartphone for teens. Of course that is not a must a necessity and is destructive even for non religous people.
2) So what do I mean? I mean the idea that a FAMILY as a whole needs to be connected to the internet, typically via multiple devices
3) so what kind of devices do refer to? It varies from a family to family. But I’d say parents need smartphones , PC’s, laptops are needed, your car, maybe your some other smart screen , IPAD etc. Do kids “need” to own that? No. But families whole likely do need some of my list.
To be clear, I don’t think its being Amish if you don’t hand your child a smartphone with instragram on it. But it is being Amish if you say that internet for an entire family isn’t a necessity in 2025. Also a necessity I admit can be a bit ambiguous. People can live without it However, ist nearly a need like electricty. Leaving out any danger those are the facts. Now you bring danger in to the picture. That doesn’t change the facts though.
So if the facts are that internet connected devices are a need, and a typical family’s needs multiple device. we also know that yes it posses a danger even more so to teens. We can ask families to pay $20 a month per device. but that quikcly end sup being $100 a month and if they don’t disconnect /cancel filters on the old discarded devices it quikcly piles up. Youi can see how thats a huge strain. And the right thing to do is for TAG who has the resouces and know how plus it is a tzedak already, to supply free filters while requesting a donation
I also challenge TAG to wake up a little and end these silly bans like on 24-6 devices because Oy vey it can connect to the internet even though parents can lock that connection and contorl when a child even uses that. thats on top of the fact that its content is kosher. Like do they realize what 90% were doing during covid wtahcing you tube and goyish stuff? Even now if you want kids not towatch netflex give them ksoher stuff. Stop with this farfarmukait. But this is a side topic.
Just to reiterate we agree re children having smartphones thats not a necssity.