No need to name names or sources.

Mine has to be some dude that insisted that advertising is a “30,000 year old technology”

  • Broadfern@lemmy.world
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    I agree, but also I think there’s a line between “kiddo getting excited or having a hard time in a public space” vs. “this kid is being neglected by their parents in favor of phones, and/or not taught general manners and human-to-human respect” because their parents are also inconsiderate of other people.

    A child having a meltdown in a grocery store, or bouncing around a park or making excited commentary at a movie theater I can easily forgive. Ignoring and letting a child run off unattended in a restaurant where a server can trip and get hurt is a problem. A kid getting antsy happens, but you also need to let them know why they should be mindful in certain environments.

    That said, there needs to be more openly kid-friendly spaces in the US, since they need free space to let off energy and develop their minds freely.