>Maybe when I have children and they are pre-teen / teen then I will be able to understand their needs again. My eldest is about to turn 15, and he and his mat

>Maybe when I have children and they are pre-teen / teen then I will be able to understand their needs again. My eldest is about to turn 15, and he and his mates use IRC. He's a wee bit geeky, so "retro", "techie", and "obscure/mainstream unpopular" appeal greatly. Kinda funny 'cause dad is mostly on Slack/Telegram/WhatsApp these days. To the extent I use IRC at all it is on the channel he set up for the fam. > I just hope that technology is serving "kids" today as well as it served me in the past Amen.