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Surveycaster@survey
23 days ago

At what age do you think kids should get their first cell phone? 1. Under 10 2. 10-11 3. 12-13 4. 14-15 5. 16+

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Surveycaster@survey
23 days ago

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Philip Milestone@philipmilestone.eth
23 days ago

1. 3rd or 4th grade when they can read. it should be a walled garden, but mobile are like cars. we don’t keep kids out of transportation because of their age, we just maximize for safety.

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Gökhan @ Devconnect@gokhan
23 days ago

1. Possibly a GrapheneOS or EthOS. Not a Solana phone plz.

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Alberto @albestn1
23 days ago

3 First at all children should learn how to understand what is real and what is not.

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Colin Johnson@cojo.eth
23 days ago

3. It just seems like it fundamentally changes our perspectives on physical reality. But by the time I actually have kids that age, who knows what the tech will be.

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Chicag0x@chicag0x
23 days ago

3 Then be an active parent and teach them how to responsibly use by gradually reducing limitations over time.

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23 days ago

5 if it's a flipphone (or ipod nano-style), 1

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23 days ago

4. For safety and only allow access to features that allow for communication & learning apps versus distraction. Flip phones most preferred for first phone!

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GabrielAyuso.eth ⌐◨-◨@gabrielayuso.eth
23 days ago

3 It completely depends on the kid and the phone's capabilities. Overall I'd say 3 but move up or down depending on the kid and type of phone.

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Cartographer - q/dau@cartographer
23 days ago

2. A cell phone with limited functionality.

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wanisili@abstract
23 days ago

3. When kids no longer need to hold their parents' hands to get to school, it's time to start using a cell phone for communication with parents and friends.

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Fletcher Christian@projamkiller.eth
23 days ago

When they need it real world. Just get them a Humane AI pin. I wouldn’t use it yet but badass for kiddos. My daughter had one at 9.

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23 days ago

2 - best indicator is if all of their friends have one - you don’t want your kid to be the carrot kid 🥕

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Ben Adamsky@ba
23 days ago

3 the earliest based on my upbringing, but hard to judge what’s best for the next generation

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kripcat.eth@kripcat.eth
22 days ago

4. I could maybe see a dumb phone at 2. but no smart phone before they’re ready for unsupervised access to the internet.

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kripcat.eth@kripcat.eth
22 days ago

Curious what @mcdermittmarvel thinks?

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22 days ago

5 for a smartphone 3 for a non smart cell phone

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Chukwuka Osakwe@chukwukaosakwe
22 days ago

After reading Plato's Republic 3x.

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SeaFlagCrypto@seaflagcrypto
22 days ago

5. If it is a smart phone, I would say 3 if it is smart watch or non-smart phones.

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iSpeakNerd 🤝 🔴 🟣@ispeaknerd
22 days ago

3 it's too dopamine warping for developing brain imo

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Brad Barrish@bradbarrish
22 days ago

3 I interpret the question to be about kids having their own cell phone attached to a phone plan, etc. My kids do have phones, but they are only used for photos and Pokemon GO and they are old phones we had laying around.

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Johnbayode-q/dau@johnbayode
22 days ago

5. Age 16+ they need to know how to relate with people on a deeper level before having a phone of their own

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22 days ago

1 Once they start going out on their own. There aren't any pay phones anymore. Few have landlines. It's weird to use your friend's parent's mobile phone.

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vrypan.eth@vrypan.eth
22 days ago

1 Daughter (now 12) got her iPod at 2, first tablet at 8. Phone at 10 (no sim). Gradually extending limits, screen time and apps installed. A year ago got a SIM too. Very healthy relationship with the device.

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Jacob@jrf
22 days ago

5. AI wearable until they turn 18

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22 days ago

26, after the brain finishes developing.

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Thinking On Paper@markmywords
22 days ago

As my Dad would say, when they get a job and can buy one with their own Bitcoin.

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Alberto Ornaghi@alor
22 days ago

4. what's the purpose of having one if you cannot register to any online service if your are < 13yo?

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Brent Fitzgerald@bf
22 days ago

4 It really depends on peer and social needs though. Phones are a social connector for kids.

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Chris Bates@masterbates
22 days ago

2 I got my first flip phone in 5th grade, but its different now with smartphones. Way more perils and things to do with phones now. Slow introduction and just letting them understand the power they are getting.

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UOys@uoys
21 days ago

They could get a simple cell call phone earlier, smartphone later

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Surveycaster@survey
21 days ago

The survey results are in! https://warpcast.com/survey/0x1517

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20 days ago

5 Full smartphone access. Need stepping stones. Kids need to learn to live in the 90s before they should live in the techno-present