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[-] gon@lemmy.world 175 points 2 years ago

A classic. So many questions arise from this simple text+image post:

  1. Is this person's child named really "Strairdrac The Netherwatcher"?
  2. Is Strairdrac even human?
  3. Why does Strairdrac want to teach crabs how to read?
  4. Why is it considered forbidden knowledge?
  5. What other knowledge is forbidden?

We will never have all the answers. Still, the questions are themselves a sort of answer.

[-] esadatari@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago

to know all the answers is… forbidden knowledge

[-] goddard_guryon@sopuli.xyz 33 points 2 years ago
  1. Strairdrac is three crabs in a trenchcoat, now teaching others of his kind how to blend in with humans
[-] EvilEyedPanda@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

Crab people

Crab people

Taste like Crab, walk like people

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[-] Stovetop@lemmy.world 158 points 2 years ago

I get the "haha" of this particular search getting reported on...but I think that this sort of surveillance is definitely stepping into creepy territory that will end up doing more harm than good.

There were definitely web searches I performed about topics back when I was younger that I would never want my parents to know. When you live in an oppressive household where you are taught never to think outside of the box or be anything your parents don't want you to be, having the internet available is supposed to be a path to liberation.

If they want to set up filters that block certain results, fine. But tattling is just unethical, especially if the child does not know their search history is being monitored by their parents.

[-] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 55 points 2 years ago

It's perfect conditioning to accept authoritarian rule, and constant surveillance as normal.

[-] kameecoding@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago

if only there was a Black mirror episode about the dangers of being an overbearing parent.

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[-] name_NULL111653@pawb.social 13 points 2 years ago

This sort of oppressive situation is my childhood in a nutshell. And you're right, it's entirely unethical, and in combination with other factors can be used as a factor in psychological abuse. I know I at least am traumatized from it, and surveillance was definitely one of many signifigant factors.

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[-] Rac3r4Life@lemmy.world 114 points 2 years ago

When I was a kid (way too many years ago) my parents gave up trying to restrict my Internet usage because no matter what they did I could easily get around it. I knew more about networking than they did. Then I grew up to become an IT administrator.

[-] Countless@lemmy.ml 43 points 2 years ago

The question is,will you be able to restrict YOUR kids?

[-] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 22 points 2 years ago

See instead of blacklisting websites you whitelist instead

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[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 years ago

Don't restrict but rather educate and guide them. I would probably fail but hey: I tried.

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[-] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

My mom asked my uncle to restric access.
I researched how to unblock it during my time :)
Was seemingly IP-based and the router probably just created an DHCP reservation for my device. Changing IP to static and done. They should do it via MAC. And even that is useless nowadays.

Edit: Also work in IT now.

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[-] mithbt@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

I didn't restrict my kids Internet access, but I did tell them that even though I'm not tracking everything they're doing online, the ISP, the school, upstream providers, search engines, social medias, advertisers, and pretty much everyone else will be.

[-] froh42@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

I gave my kids completely open internet access and just chose to talk with them on what they might encounter. If I'd locked their devices, they'd just went online at a friend's place.

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[-] SHITPOSTING_ACCOUNT@feddit.de 14 points 2 years ago

And this is why kids should grow up with increasingly restrictive parental control software. It's educational.

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[-] dylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.world 57 points 2 years ago

Illegal crab learning, alerting the authorities

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[-] Pantherina@feddit.de 105 points 2 years ago

Dudes remove that spyware from your Networks omg

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[-] Imgonnatrythis@lemmy.world 37 points 2 years ago

I should hope so. You want the crabs taking over?

[-] jungekatz@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

It sure is forbidden knowledge , what if the crabs take our jobs next !

[-] Zerush@lemmy.ml 24 points 2 years ago

I had less problems with my childs long before internet

[-] Lexam@lemmy.ca 24 points 2 years ago

Forbidden knowledge. Oooh.

[-] lunaticneko@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 years ago

Too late.

CRAB PEOPLE CRAB PEOPLE!

[-] boratul@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 years ago

"Straidrac The Netherwatcher" is quite a curios kind

[-] tunahanyilmaz@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago

Literally 1984

[-] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 16 points 2 years ago

You have learned the forbidden knowledge of the crab people.

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[-] Cannizzaro@feddit.ch 16 points 2 years ago

This isn't even funny. my parents weren't that tech savvy and i learnt about porn from about 4th grade or so. parents need to be in control of what their children are browsing

[-] OhTheMoose@lemm.ee 29 points 2 years ago

Do you feel like you're a worse person for learning about porn at such a young age? I also learned about porn around that age (2nd~4th grade) and I feel like it had no impact on my life whatsoever as an adult.

The funny part of the post is referring to "teaching crabs how to read" as "forbidden knowledge"

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[-] krakenfury@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 2 years ago

Is this a joke about rust?

[-] ChargedBasisGrand@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago

computer spyware taught me not to trust computers, my parents, or corporations
it also taught me how to format drives and reinstall operating systems

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