Would you ever microchip your child?
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Aph the cat whisperer — 1 month ago(February 28, 2026 07:43 AM)
That's the whole point of tags, isn't it? I know a few people who put them in school bags, coats, even shoes lol
But if it was 100% safe, a tiny microcrip the size of a grain of rice or smaller, and given consent from my children to do so, I absolutely would. You can never be too safe.
There's actually a woman on tiktok called 'chip girl' who has a microchip in her hand for numerous locks around her house. I think it's awesome tbh -
Lilith — 1 month ago(February 28, 2026 08:33 PM)
I think I know which girl you're talking about that is chipped to access her house. Can't she also scan her chip to make purchases from self-checkouts? She can do pretty much anything, access where she needs/wants to and fees (ie: for food) are just deducted automatically from her bank account. Is that the same woman?
I can imagine if you live in a dangerous place where wanting to chip your children might be handy if, for example, it's a high crime area.
You're right about the air tags, though. What freaks me out about them is if they're ever somehow put on people unwittingly. It's a stalker's dream!
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SpiritCookingwithLeo — 1 month ago(February 28, 2026 12:37 PM)
Its a good way to track your children. I signed a petition for the Government to enforce this.
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soapbox original gangster — 1 month ago(February 28, 2026 12:01 PM)
Do you remember x-files episode involving a subdermal chip and Scully?
Scully was at store buying food. as she placed items on conveyor scanning table, she moved her arm over the laser beam and triggered alarms
Turns out she had a microchip implanted -
-- wot -- — 1 month ago(February 28, 2026 12:44 PM)
If it was legal, harmless for the kid then yeah straight up, would be a no brainer.
But, given who REALLY runs the world? It will never happen, tech like that will never be legal if invented. They would state privacy laws or someshit, all so the global child sex trafficking industry can continue.
It would be a thing already if the powers that be wanted it to be. -
azn_2 — 1 month ago(February 28, 2026 08:32 PM)
Lilith sorry I'm going to reply to you haha.
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azn_2 — 1 month ago(February 28, 2026 08:34 PM)
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HollyJollyHanukka — 1 month ago(February 28, 2026 08:44 PM)
It will happen eventually. Maybe not in our lifetime, but it’s coming. I don’t know how I feel about it. My dogs are chipped, but I don’t know if a kid being chipped is the same thing.
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Lilith — 1 month ago(February 28, 2026 08:57 PM)
I was using the microchipping that we use in pets just as an example. I'm sure there would be a number of differences.
I agree with you that it will happen eventually, but I do think it'll happen in our lifetime.
One of the (many) reasons I can't find myself supporting this idea is something that was brought up earlier by Uncreative. Kids need to be kids and with that, it means they need to find their wings after we give them their roots, and part of that includes things like the freedom to explore and learn without being watched 24/7. The "flaw" I see with what I just wrote is that I also believe parents need to be far more engaged in their children's lives than they are, but I do think that can be done without putting microchips in their bodies and can be achieved by simply spending more quality time with them.
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