Louis C.K.'s Daughters Can't Have Smartphones Because of Sadness
Louis C.K.'s daughters won't be getting cell phones anytime soon, because the famous dad/funnyman explains as only he can, phones take away his kids' ability to just feel sadness.
It's a valid point; when was the last time you were able to sit idly doing nothing without reaching for your iPhone to check Twitter or something? Louis says smartphones distract us from the sadness and despair that we're all meant to feel sometimes. Sigh. Maybe it's too early in the day for existential dread, but at least his delivery is perfect.
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At least there are still a couple good parents in the world. Today 10:07am
Dude. If I had kids they definitely wouldn't have cell phones. Today 10:10am
This one practice in and of itself, doesn't make you a good parent or bad parent.
My kids had cell phones when I was able to afford it. My kids are quite sociable and are seemingly always out with their friends doing something. Knowing they can call for help or a ride or whatever gives me a lot of peace of mind. Of course, I say that realizing that when I was growing up my mother wouldn't hear from from between dawn and dusk as I rode my bike all over town, and we all survived just fine.
Having gone through a divorce and having my kids taken partially away, giving them a phone to call dad whenever they needed to was invaluable in helping them through that period of time.
Bottom line: don't be so judgmental. It's quite possible to be a good parent while giving your kids cell phones. Today 10:19am
Louis C.K is one great American philosopher. Today 10:19am
I mean, Yogi Berra is the greatest American philospher, but Louis CK is up there too.Today 10:37am
wut.
Nope def not, and when they are older if it's a girl she definitely won't have a camera phone or webcam. Today 10:34am
Because, god forbid, you actually teach your hypothetical daughter the ramifications of improper camera phone or webcam use and give her the tools she needs to make informed, mature decisions on her own. That would be like.. actual parenting.Today 10:51am
Kids don't make mature decisions though, they download Kik and send your daughter dick pics, and guess what, you're kid is an idiot too, because that's what kids do, they be idiots. Today 11:00am
I loved his little rant on phones. He had a similar bit on letting his kids watch tv and this just makes me love him even more. Even though he's a ginger. Today 10:20am
Maybe there was a mix-up and he got a soul somehow? He seems likable unlike the other soul-less ones. Today 12:43pm
Putting kids aside (I'm not a parent), it's something I have to admit I constantly monitor myself about. On the thing about pulling my phone not exactly to stave off sadness or anything so deep, but just to avoid boredom or simply just to "have something to do".
Because truth is, it doesn't really matter if you are a kid or not, people overall are very susceptible to building this thing as a reflex of sorts... well, kinda like looking at your watch was in the past, but way more insidious.
All those in between time we had to think about stuff by ourselves, without interference/input of surroundings, got replaced by checking e-mails, playing mobile games, texting someone, looking at the weather predictions, checking RSS entries, etc etc.
Whether this is a thing that will actually be embeded on the next generation or not is a thing to discuss, and perhaps it's just me getting old, but I kinda consider the ability to have that time of introspection a very important thing that could be lost because we just don't allow ourselves to have them.
So much so that it's also a bit why I write so many comments... it's one of the things that writting comments allows you to do, I guess - other than replying to posts and other comments, to think about subjects a bit by yourself. Today 1:21pm
Because truth is, it doesn't really matter if you are a kid or not, people overall are very susceptible to building this thing as a reflex of sorts... well, kinda like looking at your watch was in the past, but way more insidious.
All those in between time we had to think about stuff by ourselves, without interference/input of surroundings, got replaced by checking e-mails, playing mobile games, texting someone, looking at the weather predictions, checking RSS entries, etc etc.
Whether this is a thing that will actually be embeded on the next generation or not is a thing to discuss, and perhaps it's just me getting old, but I kinda consider the ability to have that time of introspection a very important thing that could be lost because we just don't allow ourselves to have them.
So much so that it's also a bit why I write so many comments... it's one of the things that writting comments allows you to do, I guess - other than replying to posts and other comments, to think about subjects a bit by yourself. Today 1:21pm
I don't usually watch Conan, but I saw most of last night's episode and the whole thing was great. Louis C.K. is always a good watch, and Conan's Clueless Gamer
My nonexistant kids don't have cell phones and I will never buy them for them either. I also don't let them play any video games or have friends. Or food. Screw them.Today 12:41pm
I went to NYC's Comedy Cellar last week, for a regular Friday Night 11pm show. Guess who showed up? Louis CK!Today 11:35am
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