I've had multiple people mad at me for calling those things creepy stalker on the shelf. I'll get answers like "they need to believe in something magical." Yes that exact quote before. Crazy parents of social media.
Same. I never liked 'em from the start. I was a kid when they were first being sold and I remember getting into a few rows with my sister and brother-in-law when they started using them for their kids. This was right in the middle of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars and I was aware of and leery of government surveillance even at that age so the parallels seemed obvious to me.
I'll get answers like "they need to believe in something magical.
Remember those Elf on a Shelf toys? They've been priming the zoomers from the start.
I've had multiple people mad at me for calling those things creepy stalker on the shelf. I'll get answers like "they need to believe in something magical." Yes that exact quote before. Crazy parents of social media.
Same. I never liked 'em from the start. I was a kid when they were first being sold and I remember getting into a few rows with my sister and brother-in-law when they started using them for their kids. This was right in the middle of the Iraq/Afghanistan wars and I was aware of and leery of government surveillance even at that age so the parallels seemed obvious to me.
I never heard that argument, but as to that, we already have Santa. In fact, his presence is quite apparent every Christmas.