Oddbean

There are so many cute things I see on here. Daily cat photos, mom and kid pranks, cooking with kids, how to woodwork, bugs bugs bugs, nature walks. I could compile a weeks worth of content to get the ball rolling. Then parents could add their own content. It won't be easy but it is doable.

You make a good point. Curious how to curate that though because while many users do post those things, the also post other stuff too. I wonder if there's a way to utilize these ai bots to sort and tag kid friendly content so the client can pick up those tags and selectively display content not just by follow but by tag as well

I think it would have to be a read only relay first, I'm assuming so it can be curated correctly, then working with content creators who would maybe hashtag items, then it would have to be approved by the relay operator. Or group client but invitation only 🤷 there are many possibilities. The AI bots are great idea, but I think someone needs to approve it to their topic related relay. I don't know, I'm not techy. 😂

The reality is they do already and it's not changing. Every thing is turning to computers. Hell we are starting to need a cellphone to open front doors. It's inevitable, but Nostr could create an environment that makes kids touch grass instead of forcing them to watch ads that are irrelevant or adult themed. These are the closed groups/relays that would be perfect for parents to participate. Help curb this growing epidemic by not banning the use of computers but nurturing healthier ecosystems. We can avoid it, and say no no no. We could have something like homeschool clients. Where the kids can chat and be monitored but also have calendars for playtime meetups.

Look into the work of Jonathan Haidt and you'll start to understand how bad it is. Screens are terrible, notifications are addicting, social media is psychotic and it all plays into the overall social underdevelopment of kids. I'm not going to say nostr couldn't play a role later in their adolescence as an alternative to legacy social media because it certainly can but that's not necessary until at minimum 16. But parents who love their kids don't give them phones. Period. If a parent hands their kid a phone or tablet below 16, they simply don't love them enough. I have no problem saying that because I know what it has done to an entire generation or two of kids at this point. Homeschooled kids have no reason to need a smartphone. Flip phones don't have the same effect and so would probably be okay if absolutely necessary for contacting parents/friends. We don't need phones for anything if we choose to limit their use in our lives. We made the choice to join Nostr to escape these addictive platforms, we can make the choice to introduce our kids to technologies as appropriate. I don't plan on letting my daughter drink alcohol at seven and I won't let her have a smartphone until she's at least 16, probably 18. It's as easy as you let it be.

I've also been pondering this. I'm generally opposed to handing kids smartphones, at least until they're teens. But at that point you could use parental controls to whitelist clients that have built in features that prevent certain content (i.e. "teen friendly", whatever that is..). Challenge with nostr is its benefit; openness. There are so many ways to access the protocol and find nsfw content.. Thinking out loud: What about a solution where you are the father-npub, and for the son/daughter-npub to see any content it needs to be approved by you (e.g. followed by you or those you follow). Of course, they could spin up their own npubs and work their way around that pretty quickly when they understand how nostr works.

No. Parents need to be educated to not turn loose their children on the internet. Doing so is the same as turning your children loose on the streets of NYC or LA. The same is true for TV as well.