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Adults don't want parental control apps. They want a wall they choose themselves

I keep seeing the same mismatch in the screen-time category: a lot of apps are technically blockers, but they feel like parental control software. That is fine if a parent is the customer. It is a bad fit if the user is an adult trying to manage their own habits. The difference is not cosmetic. When a blocker feels like surveillance, adults bounce. They do not want an account, a dashboard, or the…

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