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Originally Posted by Elfwreck
As they become teenagers, less and less of their activities go through the parental filter.
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Indeed. When I saw "children's literature" in the title, I wasn't thinking teenagers or the broader "YA" category. I admit I didn't read the whole thread, so I may have missed the teenager connection.
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And if their parents have encouraged them to violate the TOS for years anyway, they may not see anything at all wrong with that.
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I appreciate that and I agree in theory, but in practice, young children will not be reading the TOS themselves, and by the time they are old enough to find, read and understand it, it would be nice if they were raised to have developed the moral compass* that will show them difference between an arbitrary age rule that was bent by parental authority with good and just intent, and a violation of rules that amount to stealing or cheating, or injuring others for personal gain.
As a wise man said "There can be no justice when laws are absolute."
ApK
*Actually, it's this 5-11 yr old period, where hopefully the parental filtering will help shape the choices the teenager will make...we need to exert the most influence while we can, before friends and other independent contacts have their shot at them.