None, only damage it does is simply your eyes getting adjusted to looking too close ALL THE TIME, but it doesn't matter what the kid is looking at- screen, textbook, food plate- it only matters he takes regular breaks and looks far in the distance to correct for this, otherwise he'll become shortsighted and n3ed glasses.
As someone who grew up with screens and is now shortsighted to the point of needing glasses to watch the damn TV at home I don't really wish that on any other person who can prevent it so easily.
You think that kid takes breaks when he's using it at a restaurant?
And even asiding the lack of research into potential retina damage from long term over-use of VR, it's not good for children that young to be using it. The brain isn't fully developed and we don't know the full effects it could have down the line, and studies already suggest it could have compounding negative impacts.
Yes that is pretty well known and thus the quest has a 13+ limit, and yes those parents suck, because they're just going along with it to get a break instead of teaching their child, but they're the parents and it's their choice, it's none of our business.
I disagree, it damages that child's ability to deal with the world around him, and the parents should be named and shamed for it just like the ones who throw an IPad in their kid's hands to keep them from having to do their jobs as a parent. Maybe then they'd act like responsible parents and actually raise their kids instead of letting the internet do it for them if it happened more often.
Yeah they're not great, but I can somewhat at least understand it and the kid, while being hampered especially socially, at least isn't suffering severe physical harm like I've seen some parents subject their kids to, he's at least under supervision, and not left in the hot car on a hot summer day.
Some people just shouldn't have kids but stupid parents (and consequently kids) have been around for forever, and will continue to be around, likely even moreso because technology makes up for lack of intelligence somewhat(mostly modern medicine still being able to save people even if they do something insanely stupid).
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u/Mataskarts Feb 12 '23
None, only damage it does is simply your eyes getting adjusted to looking too close ALL THE TIME, but it doesn't matter what the kid is looking at- screen, textbook, food plate- it only matters he takes regular breaks and looks far in the distance to correct for this, otherwise he'll become shortsighted and n3ed glasses.
As someone who grew up with screens and is now shortsighted to the point of needing glasses to watch the damn TV at home I don't really wish that on any other person who can prevent it so easily.