Why do you believe that? Is there some external reference for "intelligent" use of tools? "Stupid" is a poor descriptor for the thing you're pointing at, but my objection is to the implication that human beings fully lack agency, whether they're seeking food or trolling twitter.
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Yes, you're right. The problem parents face is how to keep their kids within those bounds. To maintain that it will just happen comes with a burden of proof, I think. But it sounds like we're in rough agreement on that
Parents regularly fail to keep their children within those bounds while excluding nearly all of their options for pursuing enjoyment. Case in point: the sheer number who literally give their prepubescent children amphetamines because a school administrator said they ought to.
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The reality is that *most* of the constraints children operate under have little or nothing to do with their health and safety. They reflect parents working very hard to fulfill social expectations and guide their children down a path that made sense approx one generation ago.
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Hewing to the past is a fair criticism. But pity us: it's always hard to see what parts of the present will make the best future. As with any evolutionary family tree, there are many dead ends
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