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Florida is banning social media for children under 14 on January 1st, what do you think about it? (feddit.org)
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https://www.yahoo.com/news/everything-know-floridas-social-media-164123022.html

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I'm guessing you don't have children.

No, and no intention. Irrelevant.

Underaged drinking is nothing like having an account that lets them use the full set of features.

Both are addictive substances that interfere with brain development. One you have to drink to affect brain chemistry, the other you have to use. Social media networks are designed to be addictive.

The internet of today is going to be looked at one day the same way cigarettes are today.

Do you think allowing a 13 to watch R movies is bad parenting or should that be left up to the parent to decide?

Not an addictive substance.

Would you blame movies for teen pregnancy?

Not an addictive substance.

Do you blame video games for violence?

I blame violent society.

The unfortunate reality is your alcoholic friend was likely to become one either the way.

Irrelevant. Anybody’s brain chemistry can be fucked with. Just look at kids going through withdrawal symptoms when they don’t have their tech toys.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

You don't have children and have no plans so let me let you in on a little parenting secret:

Never tell other people how to parent their children.

I'm not gong to bother touching the idea you've got in your head that social media is an addictive substance but tv and movies are not not the idea that tech withdrawal is anything like drug withdrawal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago

This comment would be better without the "I’m not gong to bother touching the idea you’ve got in your head" bit. It comes across as passive aggressive, and could be replaced with "It doesn't make sense to me" or similar without loss of meaning.

We're trying to foster chill conversation in this community, because there's plenty of other places online and on Lemmy for charged discussion.