Well that should be obvious. Any attempt to overthrow the government by the people can be thwarted by a regime a tiny fraction the size of the people if the ruling regime has access to modern military technology.

This happened in the early months of 2020 because everyone was afraid of the new novel virus coming out of China. Chinese restaurants they often buy their food from China, which has basically no food regulation compared to the US. We knew almost nothing about Covid at the time & being extra careful with at-risk populations is completely normal, so what’s the big deal?

Nah, a distraction like that can be good for a young child, so long as it’s not the only technique you use over time. A young child crying over their parent not being present is just a sign of separation anxiety. It’s nothing like giving a misbehaving child a reward (mobile device) to make them stop misbehaving (which is what I think the parents in the study were often doing), though one still shouldn’t give a child a mobile device, as the study states it likely stunts a child’s ability to cope with certain emotions. I’ve known many adults who have undergone immense emotional stress over an event & they often find a distraction in a project or hobby. It may not be perfect, but it helps keep them from dwelling on the stressful event &/or doing something extreme.

Who tf is using a “reward” (use of a mobile device) as a calming measure!? They never really define what type of emotion they’re calming, but they talk quite a bit about emotional coping skills, so I assume this isn’t just a hyper child needing stimulation or something more innocent like that. If a child is misbehaving, a parent should never use a reward to settle them down. They need to prepare the child for real life, where misbehaving doesn’t get rewarded.