I dunno, if my son can't figure out a way around a porn blocker he's probably not my son.
When I was younger I didn't have an issue with teens looking at porn, but when I was a teenager porn was like "i saw some bewbs" (vs watching some chick get gangbanged until she's ragdolling). The rise of sites like pornhub and the youtube-esque interface is extremely destructive.
Of course age/identity-verification is going to be abused, not yet sure what I'm going to do with my son other than (more or less) imparting the "NEVER GOON" wisdom.
[Edit: AI generated coomer shit is also going to become a huge problem]
Parents too dumb or uncaring to install controls = kids getting easy access to stuff they shouldn't but also not learning basic IT.
They install basic controls: could stop them most times, they learn to be more computer savy at least
Advanced controls: they might either get even better with computers or go to a friend with less interested parents.
As for AI porn, your best bet is instill a fantasy/reality distinction in him so he KNOWS one is fantasy, the other is fiction. That'll save him A LOT of trouble growing up.
Unless you can go full Amish over it and not touch it whatsoever, being able to distinguish it's not real is the BEST counter to it controlling your life.
Of course, but I don't think that's going to stop disenfranchised men from going down that path. At some point people will simply decide it doesn't matter if it is real or not (AI is easy to recognize) - better to fulfill your basic needs, which may not be achievable in real life. I don't worry about this for my own children, but I think this will become a real issue in the coming decades.
You monitor your children the best you can, but all children desire to rebel. It is better to impart the wisdom to them such that they can make better decisions on their own.
I already screen everything he watches, but at a certain point you have to let them fly on their own, hopefully armed with the tools to deal with life.
I dunno, if my son can't figure out a way around a porn blocker he's probably not my son.
When I was younger I didn't have an issue with teens looking at porn, but when I was a teenager porn was like "i saw some bewbs" (vs watching some chick get gangbanged until she's ragdolling). The rise of sites like pornhub and the youtube-esque interface is extremely destructive.
Of course age/identity-verification is going to be abused, not yet sure what I'm going to do with my son other than (more or less) imparting the "NEVER GOON" wisdom.
[Edit: AI generated coomer shit is also going to become a huge problem]
It's kinda a degenerate disease:
Parents too dumb or uncaring to install controls = kids getting easy access to stuff they shouldn't but also not learning basic IT.
They install basic controls: could stop them most times, they learn to be more computer savy at least
Advanced controls: they might either get even better with computers or go to a friend with less interested parents.
As for AI porn, your best bet is instill a fantasy/reality distinction in him so he KNOWS one is fantasy, the other is fiction. That'll save him A LOT of trouble growing up.
I meant this more as an existential threat. People are already going crazy with ChatGPT, imagine the societal checkout from "AI Girlfriend with lewd"
Unfortunately, same response applies.
Unless you can go full Amish over it and not touch it whatsoever, being able to distinguish it's not real is the BEST counter to it controlling your life.
Of course, but I don't think that's going to stop disenfranchised men from going down that path. At some point people will simply decide it doesn't matter if it is real or not (AI is easy to recognize) - better to fulfill your basic needs, which may not be achievable in real life. I don't worry about this for my own children, but I think this will become a real issue in the coming decades.
If nothing else, installing parental controls is a great way to teach your kid sysadmin skills.
And now you’re an adult and see that porn probably isn’t a good idea to look at when you’re 10.
No you catch them.
You monitor your children the best you can, but all children desire to rebel. It is better to impart the wisdom to them such that they can make better decisions on their own.
I already screen everything he watches, but at a certain point you have to let them fly on their own, hopefully armed with the tools to deal with life.