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> absolutely going to be a super mind washing machine Perhaps; your greater worry should be that kids are prioritising TikTok over other, more important things
by vulcan01 6y ago
> absolutely going to be a super mind washing machine
Perhaps; your greater worry should be that kids are prioritising TikTok over other, more important things (like school/sleep)
> will teach my kids to stay away as well
Good luck; it's going to be hard, especially when all their friends will be using it. (Source: I'm a high schooler ;) ) Perhaps an easier path is to teach them to avoid all/most social media. That's what my dad told me to do, and to date I find it a lot easier to say "I'm not on any social media" than "I'm not on TikTok" to my friends.
(HN arguably is social media though...)
- bosswipe 6y agoHN may be social media, and it can be addictive. But the real crack are infinite scrolling algorithmic feeds optimized for engagement. HN doesn't have one of those.