I don’t know whether I totally agree here, Ash. I get your points and agree that the functionality is limited while uptake is limited. But I *think* my 10yo is excited about our landline because they want to talk to their friends and this is the only option for that. I don’t really think it’s because they want to be in on the adult world in the abstract, but to have this specific form of freedom/independence they don’t otherwise have any access to. It’s 100% true that they need others to call, but that’s coming — some are getting their own phones, some are getting landlines. It won’t ultimately replace the desire for a mobile phone ever, but my hope is a significant delay and that’s worth it for me.
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