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The problem is IMHO not that things change, but that parents and teachers have difficulty adapting to that change and prepare their offspring for life. We are t
by riedel 5y ago
The problem is IMHO not that things change, but that parents and teachers have difficulty adapting to that change and prepare their offspring for life. We are trying to establish a protected physical world that does not really teach you much about that "other" life and helps kids to develop resilience.
- marginalia_nu 5y agoMaybe. I do think this parallel reality you get from primarily interacting with the world through social media is deeply problematic. It may not be a learning-to-relate issue as much as needing-to-change-the-medium issue. Social media is probably the 2000s' tobacco industry. The are likewise big vested interests pushing back against any report that it's harmful.
- riedel 5y agoI guess the point about the tabacco industry is really resonating with me in the sense that the possibility to generate life long revenue by advertising to minors really is a problem. In the end it is about getting children to use drugs.