Honestly these comics really kind of annoy me and I’m glad to see comments seem to grasp the problem better. It doesn’t really have anything to do with kids… in this economy where you have to work your dog ass off, any greater responsibility, no matter how rewarding it is, will feel like this at times.
I will say I think both sides of this particular question can be equally obnoxious.
I’m sure there are some areas where it truly is unsafe, but IMO most people who think this really just aren’t giving their kids enough credit. Especially in the US, city design and prevalence of high speed roads hasn’t changed significantly from back when this was more normal.
Not true. I’ve had my eye on a pair for awhile that has no camera, only microphone, but has a HUD. Having navigation, an irl minimap, without having to keep your phone out is nice and has some actual positive safety implications. Also, this might mean less to Americans, but as someone living in Europe, having in line translation is really, really cool. Could almost sell it on that alone. I’ve heard some deaf folks are also using it to help understand people by augmenting their lip reading (which usually doesn’t get all of the information across by itself) with summaries that the mic picked up.
I’ve only held off because the pair I was looking at seem like it isn’t quite there yet in reliability, but there are definitely some pretty big use cases I can think of. I would 100% get some of these without a camera.
I’m really interested in the non-cam models. There’s a set out there now that has a HUD with notifications, navigation, translation on the fly, notes for meetings, etc.
The recording audio surreptitiously could be… problematic, but I think somewhat less than video and the in-line translation is legitimately useful and cool feature.
I’ve also been saying for years that augmented reality games could have some real potential, especially for getting exercise while playing games… imagining like running through a field competing with other players collecting coins or a cycle path. Not sure some cool games is worth the tradeoff of having cameras everywhere though. I’d definitely support legislation that says a visible light needs to be on when recording anything.
Yup, still a thing for kids here in Hungary as well. Except they usually say it “Tizen-három” because it fits the sound better and is… 6+7.
Amount I’d say no, the US has been very car centric since the 50s and that was firmly established by the 80s. Size is probably a fair point, much more SUVs by the 90s. I still think in the vast majority of cases this is more a matter of the 24 hour news cycle making parents afraid of abductions and the like despite an all time low.