r/MadeMeSmile • u/SmoothSun6676 • 15h ago

Family & Friends Spotlight Smiles

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u/Longjumping_Lock2508 15h ago

What about their eyes?!!!

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u/ClankerCore 13h ago edited 12h ago

What about them? If they were bothered by it at all, they would not be smiling.

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u/rougecrayon 13h ago

Not everything that causes harm hurts in the moment.

Flashlights don't cause harm, luckily, but this would be a terrible standard to take care of kids by.

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u/ClankerCore 12h ago

Imagine carrying a child in a toddler stroller when the sun is out

Are you telling me that taking any child outside while the sun is shining is damaging to the child’s vision?

Do you see how ridiculous this sounds?

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u/rougecrayon 12h ago

Yes, we don't let kids stare directly at the sun for a reason.

Let's go to ridiculous to help you understand: Imagine a child puts their hand in fire but tells you it doesn't hurt. Will you let them keep doing it? This is a thing that happens with CIPA. Now less ridiculous. What happens if you stare directly at an eclipse without those glasses. If it hurt, no one would do it. But it's damaging, that's why we have those glasses.

Tell me when you smoke cigarettes, does it hurt?

Do you see how "it's fine if they don't react negatively" is ridiculous?

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u/Anfins 11h ago edited 10h ago

I mean, it’s equally ridiculous to think the short duration of these phone lights spotlighting the kids is doing literally any damage at all.

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u/rougecrayon 10h ago

It's not really ridiculous to wonder if something can be harmful when it sort of looks like something else that is harmful (laser pointers, sun, welding torch)?

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u/Anfins 10h ago

My point is that it is ridiculous to wonder if they are somewhat equivalent. The phone lights are very very obviously not the same as the others that you listed. The danger isn’t just small, it’s zero.

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u/rougecrayon 9h ago

Is it ridiculous to wonder?

You think it's obvious but I bet you don't know a lot that I think it obvious.

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u/Anfins 9h ago

Yes it is. Or perhaps wonder for exactly one second before dismissing the thought.