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[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

You’re confused by the assertion that access to social media is at least as bad for children as some banned drugs? Is this your first day on earth?

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

It's not as bad as drugs. Don't give your kids phones. Be a parent. Don't need to upload all our data and Id to palantir databases for tracking under the same old "protect the children" bullshit

[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

It's not as bad as drugs.

Hard disagree.

Don't need to upload all our data

This isn’t necessary. For instance, simply require any device to which children have access to preinstall software that blocks 90% of the internet. Problem solved.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Can you explain how social media would cause worse outcomes than kids doing hard drugs

[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

Currently it’s illegal for kids to smoke cigarettes, which is nowhere near as harmful as social media.

You can read any of the gazillion pieces of research to reach this extremely obvious conclusion.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I have read them. Cigarettes give you cancer and is not a hard drug. But it wasn't my argument. I would think if they're arguing it so blatantly they would have even a basic summary of why.

This is patriot act levels of invasion. I need some damn answers why we're doing this all again

[–] yeahiknow3@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 59 minutes ago* (last edited 48 minutes ago)

Social media isn’t even in the same class as smoking in terms of harm. It’s civilization ending. Smoking shortens lives on average. Social media is an existential threat. How do you think Trump got elected?