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How dramatic. It's a little box that lets children make stickers by asking it, it's not "abjectly evil" in any sense.

It’s a device specifically created to deprive children of creativity by doing all of the work their mind would do for them. The kind of process required for healthy childhood mental development.

It is heinously disgusting and morally repugnant, everyone involved with creating it and bringing it to market should be ashamed of themselves.

You could've said the same about the first wooden toys putting an end to children having to use their imagination to make playing with sticks and pebbles fun, but you didn't, because what you grew up with gets a pass.

What on earth are you talking about? Toys do not create anything for children.

You're arguing that the Stickerbox is bad because it spares children from using their imagination and I was saying that the first wooden toys did the same thing.

Every advancement has meant less thinking.

In what ways do you believe the first toys stop children from using their imagination? Essentially the entirety of developmental psychology agrees that inanimate toys are essential for developing imagination and fine motor skills. This is not something someone with experience in child development or safety would say.

And asbestos just gives you a little cough. If I weren't already so cynical, this entire thread would certainly do it. You people are so goddamn dismissive in the most repulsive, condescending way.

> You people are so goddamn dismissive in the most repulsive, condescending way.

If you can't handle seeing people disagree with you, why comment? Perhaps a place like Reddit or Mastodon would suit you better.

I challenge you to re-read your comment again and again until you understand where you went wrong.

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