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[–] pohart@sh.itjust.works 9 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Punishments are like the least effective way to convince/teach someone

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

For most kids, getting rid of something they like for a day or weekend tends to be enough of a punishment. From that story, tho? Parents were going waaaaaaaay overboard

[–] pohart@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago

Yeah in small doses they can work, generally it's just better to talk to them