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I do get the pushback against the sentiment that some comments seem to have suggesting that the existence of smartphones creates some moral imperative to track kids under the age of 18 24/7 and make them always reachable. On the other hand, I pretty much agree with you. Just because some technology didn't exist when I was growing up doesn't mean I'm not being a little reckless if I leave my cell phone at home when I go off in the woods by myself.

As someone else wrote, a smartwatch may be a reasonable compromise.