Yeah, fuck "devices". This is a massive part of the problem. Up to a certain age, children don't ask "does it have to be the way?" It's obvious why they don't: they are learning so much anyway, they don't have time to ask such questions. So the world we present is the world that is accepted, no questions asked. Religion thrives on this.
So let's think about what world we are presenting. Physically you have no autonomy. You require a giant wheelchair to get around (called a car) which you can't drive until you're older. These wheelchairs are higher in the social order than you. You have to give way to them. If you don't they will kill you. They matter more than you.
And in the digital world too: no autonomy. You use a "device". You can't participate in anything without said device. In fact, you basically don't exist without your device. The device is more important than you. Your device does what it does and no more. Someone else controls your device. Your device controls you.
A tiny fraction of children will grow up and ask "does it have to be this was" to a tiny fraction of things. Most will go through their whole adult life without questioning it.
So let's think about what world we are presenting. Physically you have no autonomy. You require a giant wheelchair to get around (called a car) which you can't drive until you're older. These wheelchairs are higher in the social order than you. You have to give way to them. If you don't they will kill you. They matter more than you.
And in the digital world too: no autonomy. You use a "device". You can't participate in anything without said device. In fact, you basically don't exist without your device. The device is more important than you. Your device does what it does and no more. Someone else controls your device. Your device controls you.
A tiny fraction of children will grow up and ask "does it have to be this was" to a tiny fraction of things. Most will go through their whole adult life without questioning it.