[throwawayyy9237]

I'm honestly amazed that people seriously compare an 8bit machine with no network to a smartphone with Internet and social media.

The Internet, amazing as it is, it's also the home to the worst possible content imaginable and believe it, kids always find a way to neutralize parental controls and the like.

Also, I don't understand this notion that "tech" (in the most vague definition possible) actually brings any future advantage.

It's like teaching kids Excel or Python and hope they will win a Fields medal. If parents teach them critical thinking, reading books and love math and logic, they'll pick up any problem, language or "tech" easily when they're older and run circles around other kids that "know programming".