There are many similar programs on the surface to ours at least in developing countries but ours so far wil be the only one that acknowledges the sacrifice that parents and siblings often make for their younger family. Saying we will also provide a Chromebook "in-kind" when one has been sacrificed for a greater good makes it sound like a reward. However the rationale is deeper and based more around common-sense.
Simply put, parents can still have a lot to contribute. They are of legal working age, they may have a business. A computer could allow them to learn about and run internet marketing for the first time While they may not have any tech aptitude that is often inherent to the young, the self education and creation//management possibilities from still having a machine present just as much potential possibilities as in the children and arguably, the family might have to wait a lot less for the impact :) Often we assume if a sacrifice can be made then the problem is has been solved which is typical (and not exclusive) with asian thinking. Meanwhile everyone usually has missed a more silent opportunity cost here. We'll try to address it.
While this kind of sacrifice may seem quite obvious and the default thing to do in Chinese-influenced asian cultures, western attiitude can be starkly different i.e. "if you want something, you pull yourself up by the boostraps and work for it!" I've been of the fable of Kong Rong of the 5 brothers/pears from Confucious-era China in which Kong Rong was only 4 years old but already knew the importance of considering others first before themselves. This fable gets drilled into most asians as the primary way to import this virtue. The simplest telling of this fable is as follows :-
"Kong Rong had five older brothers and one younger brother. One day his father bought some pears and gave the biggest and best one to Kong Rong. To his father’s surprise, Kong Rong chose the smallest one instead. His father asked, “Why did you take the smallest one?”. He answered, “Because I am the younger brother. The biggest one should be for my eldest brother.” His father smiled and asked again: “But you are older than your younger brother, so he should have the smallest one.” Again Kong Rong replied: “Yes, because I am older than he is, I should leave the bigger ones for him.”
In this tale they all still had a pear to eat but in our scenario, this option is a luxury. The biggest problem that comes with being selfless is often forgetting about one's self also and the best case scenario is that there is no longer any elder, or younger or preferences. It is about not forgetting the cost of *someone* missing out, no matter who they may be.