For many, it would be making them more community-minded and responsible as younger kids. The combo of rarely being held accountable for mistakes or failure to meet expectations (basically, gentle parenting) and a social education from algorithmically curated content feels like it’s been a major factor in developing their social/political attitudes.

Yep. Just give them what they gave to BK.

Never connect to wifi. Don’t agree to the ToS. It can’t connect to your network via hdmi.

We have a PiHole running and the TV makes constant attempts to connect to home-base.

Cinderblocks and chains are even more economical.