Amazon Echo Is Magical. It's Also Turning My Kid Into an Asshole.

We love our Amazon Echo. Among other tasks, my four year old finds the knock knock jokes hilarious, the weather captivating, the ability to summon songs comparable to magic and Echo to be the best speller in the house. But I fear it's also turning our daughter into a raging asshole. You see, the prompt command to activate the Echo is "Alexa…" not "Alexa, please." And Alexa doesn't require a'thank you' before it's ready to perform another task.