GPS 'wristwatch' maps kids whereabouts, page 4

reply to post by alienj

you're right, the world is crazy and it gets crazier every day, no argument there. and what is crazy to me is blindly accepting something without questioning it, and yep, this craziness gets worse every day. by you suggesting people like me are planning something nefarious (yeah thats the proper way to spell it) because upon hearing of something for the first time we think critically about it then i dont understand your way of thinking one bit. You havent thought of a single reason why it might not be a good idea? certainly you must have a list in your head of why this device would be a godsend, which is fine. but i like to look at all possibilities, and i can admit that such a device on its surface would have benefits. Im not on the Government Tracking tip as hardcore as the OP is, for the record.

Take kids that grew up in a household with a TV already in place, like my generation in the 80s for instance. We accepted it as a fact of life growing up. The idea of television, and instant entertainment, and the need for gratification imposed by immediately present advertisments in your living room, was imbued in us at a young age and many people (i grew out of it pretty young, many never do tho) still feel they need a TV just the same as they need a fridge or stove in their house.

Same with kids born in recent years with access to the internet already a fact of life for them, they know not how life was without it. They dont remember COmmodore 64s, BBC chat, etc. They need the internet, computer technology, video games.. they dont know life without access to instant information and entertainment. Even those of us who are young enough to grasp this technology and use it daily feel anxious when their intenet connection is down.

Another example is how every teenager MUST have a cell phone or they feel useless without it.

Think of the mindsets of children born with this tracking device already a fact of life for them, say a few years after this tech becomes widespread. Growing up thinking that they must be tracked at all times, feeling naked without it. Think of the anxiety you or someone else has felt without their internet for a few days, or without their cell phone readily available. wouldnt the anxiety of not having a tracker be a little more severe because it is coupled with a constantly looming "threat"?
or is it possible that it could lead to more misbehaved youth revolting against yet another way for the "old man" to keep them in check?
I am just throwing these ideas out for discussion, no need to come back with poorly spelled and articulated responses to how i am crazy with nothing but fear-based rhetoric to illustrate your point. These generational ideas could have a huge impact on the psyche of our future youth.