Is it just me, or are we building technology to replace the messiness of a well-rounded, social life with a very clinical approach?
Is this a problem that needs a robot to solve?
Is this a problem that needs a robot to solve?
The robot feels like a bandaid solution. If a robot is required then there are deeper issues that need to be addressed here.
Like a good school, good books and good food, I don't see how we can oppose carefully curated relationship experiences for our kids during important formative years.
However, to be honest, what we did was enroll the kids in Scouts. And participated fully (as Cub Leader, Cubmaster, Scout Leader and Scoutmaster over 20 years). Raised a whole cohort of kids to be supportive, cooperative, responsible and caring. And learn 100 skills. But it took a buttload of time and effort.