> none of these are prevented when you have an airtag in your pocket

When I was about 8 years old I was allowed to go with the bus by myself between my mom and my dad.

I can remember two times I fell asleep on the bus, and ended up some other place, and had to figure out how to get home from there, by myself.

I'm sure of the technology was available at the time, my mom would have placed an airtag on me, and without a doubt, would have seen me miss my bus-stop and jumped into her car to pick me up wherever I ended up. Bless her heart, but I'd miss the opportunity of figuring it out by myself.

Of course, just one silly example, but I could see if this was constantly happening, a child might get accustomed to this "saving" being automatic, and not even trying to solve things yourself because you know your parent will come save the day. Until they don't, of course.

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jareklupinski 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> I can remember two times I fell asleep on the bus, and ended up some other place, and had to figure out how to get home from there, by myself.

if it involved asking a business (car service in my case) to let you use their phone, or already having a quarter and using a payphone to call mom... thats an airtag :)

> a child might get accustomed to this "saving" being automatic

i dont fear a perfectly functioning society; im an adult and am also used to 911/999/etc being available. some people watch Demolition Man and get the wrong idea...

	▲	thereader12 12 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		It is not an airtag. The payphone doesn't use a network of snitches to say where you are at all times. It is really bad to instill the idea that you are never private, it makes our surveillance situation worse and more accepted. Which i am sure hackernews and the EFF have plenty of articles to show why normal people need privacy.
	▲	blitzar 13 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		> having a quarter and using a payphone to call mom I had enough coins for 2 phone calls in a sealed envelope in my school bag for emergencies - probably still in the bottom of my bag wherever it may be.
	▲	dahart 11 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		> that’s an airtag How so? Mom has no way to know where you are until you initiate the call. Isn’t a big part of the developmental point to have kids recognize they’re lost on their own and then ask for help from a friendly stranger? What’s the ‘no airtag’ scenario you imagine?
	▲	mschuster91 13 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		> if it involved asking a business (car service in my case) to let you use their phone, or already having a quarter and using a payphone to call mom... thats an airtag :) No. An airtag works for your mom no matter if you want it or not, some payphone on the street places the agency about calling help into your hands.

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htrp 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

already a thing.... look at the problem solving skills of some of the fresh grads