Rethink Digital Morals Cody Anglesey, Katie Woodall
The Dangers ▪ They become desensitized ▪ Normality ▪ Psychopathic tendencies ▪ Non-ethical ▪ Social awkwardness ▪ Isolated ▪ No real dreams
Warning Signs ▪ Acting out fantasies that are abnormal to a child’s personality ▪ Secretive ▪ Isolates oneself from family and school activities ▪ Becomes introverted ▪ Loses the will to grow into adulthood ▪ Cannot click with reality ▪ Has disinterest in things they once loved
The Internet ▪ Not regulated ▪ Has no filters ▪ Kids are more tech savvy ▪ Search engines ▪ No moderation
The Dangers of the Industrial Mind ▪ Pornography = Junk Food ▪ Get pass regulations ▪ Making it free to watch and look ▪ Learning about their audience and exploiting it ▪ Makes their product look exciting and tantalizing to the eyes ▪ “It’s okay to watch in moderation.”
Preventions ▪ Moderating their internet use ▪ Teaching them that the internet should be used for academics ▪ Ask a lot of questions about what they are doing and about their friends. ▪ Cut them off ▪ Be tentative to your child’s actions ▪ Teaching morals about the internet ▪ Read the warning labels carefully
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