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"Most on HN are not parents"

Do you have numbers? I was very much surprised reading about family support/progressing in ones job aged 35+ etc. on this very board. Unless old readers drop out/don't return I'd guess that the number of parents here should statistically increase - and I don't think the number's insignificant. Start a poll?

This parent here considers the idea of filtering content utterly wrong, but what really upsets me are your statements along these lines here:

"Whiilst I may be a responsible parent and will turn on filters; many will not."

K, not my native language and all. I'm certainly misparsing the sentence and you don't actually claim that being a reasonable parent and turning the filters on is connected, people NOT turning that thing on aren't reasonable parents? Because that's what I get out of that statement..



Personally, as a parent, I have no problems with this filter for single people living alone or with a partner they are comfortable about discussing porn with. It is exactly in family situations I believe this filter is utterly morally wrong.




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