The world is always looking for ways to evolve, change and invent new things, but sometimes while the world is busy doing this, I can’t help but think, are the kids considered when these things get invented. Do they think of the impact and effect it might have on the kids, or that’s just a thought that comes after the invention, leading to a lot of damage control. When the internet was been invented, did they think of how it’s going to have an effect on the kids? If we are trying to compare the positive effect against the negative effects of these invention on kids, what do you think will be your opinion?
Social media was created for people to interact, socialize meet new people from the comfort of their homes using their mobile phones and computer.
We see kids these days and we are fascinated by how fast they learn and grasp things quickly, way faster than we did when we were their age, it’s always amazing but the reality is, they are more exposed to technology and social media at a far more tender age than we were.
The metaverse is going to improve how kids socialize way better than they did on Web 2.0. I also can’t help but have this wild imagination about the metaverse and how it will help bond kids and parents together. This time, parents can stay more connected with their kids even though they are far apart. Imagine being a parent and having something to do in Tokyo, but your child wants to spend a day shopping with you in the metaverse. After doing whatever reason you went to Tokyo for, you and your child can switch into the metaverse and go shopping there or go wherever your child wants to go in the metaverse, this way you stay connected and feel like you are close to each other.
This sounds like a fun thing that lots of people will like to do with their children and lots of children will like to do with their parents.
But unfortunately this metaverse can also have a negative effect on kids. Just as we see social media having a negative mental effect on kids and youths, the metaverse can also do the same to them. Metaverse might just lead to kids isolating theirselves which may lead to depression and loneliness.
We are drifting towards the Web 3.0 and the metaverse and surely the kids are going to want to have an experience. An opportunity will always be provided for the kids. For instance, they can have a better gaming experience in the metaverse, they can learn from the metaverse,educational stuff of course, but I am more worried about the kids health especially their eyes. From my understanding, the Metaverse is going to be a virtual reality environment. To have a better experience with virtual reality, we mostly wear this 3D Google, isn’t that too much UV light coming directly from these devices straight to these kids eyes? The light coming from the TV and mobile phones is enough already but these google glasses is way too much.
I know that just as much as these kids use these devices, the adults use them too, but we weren’t using them from our young age. Don’t you think that it’s going to damage their eye health from a tender age.
I also can’t help but think of how cyberbulling will be more intense in the metaverse. Metaverse kids will have a different intense experience of cyberbulling than Web 2.0 social media kids. Kids can learn lots of inappropriate things in the metaverse and since it’s in the metaverse, there are no physical consequences just mental, because these thoughts will be stuck with them for ever. A metaverse is expected to be a virtual reality of the physical world, this means that kids get the opportunity of trying lots of things on the metaverse. Things they will like to try physically they can just hop on the metaverse and try them digitally.
The wisest thing to say or do is try to educate the parents to help protect these kids from using the metaverse inappropriately. But is that possible? Kids will always want to explore and try new things. They are curious because they are young and are hungry for experience, so monitoring these kids activities on the metaverse is very important. The metaverse is expected to be highly addictive, I am sure you can tell. You went through the addictive video game period of your life, where you want to play video games all your life. Same thing with the metaverse, kids will want to be in the metaverse all day long, and that’s just a part of their lives. They need to learn to balance their metaverse lives and physical lives.
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My opinion is that children should be given a smartphone at the age of 16 and not earlier, but, until that time, let them read books, draw, play musical instruments and just enjoy their childhood.
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That’s a good way but not everyone will agree to that since the world is constantly changing technologically
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Many parents find it easier to give their child a smartphone in the teeth than to deal with their problems at school, at the institute, parents increase the distance between them and their children.
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I think it's still too early to begin worrying about what effects the metaverse could have on children.
The metaverse is still at least a decade away... And world wide acceptance would take even longer.
Well, if we don’t worry about it now, we will worry about it later, and no matter when we worry about it, a solution is still needed.
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True. But we still are not done with instituting parental controls and ensuring the internet is safe for children...I mean, no matter how hard we try, their are always outliers.
So, make we just follow where belle face...