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As a parent of two young boys, I think this is ridiculous. If the parents were doing their job (ie not allowing devices to babysit their kids, limiting time on

As a parent of two young boys, I think this is ridiculous. If the parents were doing their job (ie not allowing devices to babysit their kids, limiting time on devices, interacting with their children, showing their children through example that they should not spend every minute on devices, spending time doing things outside, playing NON-digital games/activities with their kids) their kids would not have such a problem with social media. It's like blaming fast food restaurants because ... oh wait. So many people want to push responsibility on to others, but you can hardly blame them if the courts allow this type of baseless suit. Courts and judges should laugh these types of complaints out of court, but sadly they will award these parents and continue to set awful precedents. I have zero hope for this next generation. I hope I'm wrong.

throwawaykek 4y ago
It's easy to look down on others from your high horse, but you probably have no idea how damaging social media is to children. Rates of self harm and suicidal ideation among adolescents has been at sustained epidemic rates since 2007 when the iphone released. You can talk a big game about moderation, but the truth is children shouldn't be using social media at all. It takes all their awkwardness and self-consciousness from puberty and amplifies it on a global scale. It creates attack vectors for child predators. It turns bullying from a school time hazard to an ever present threat. If legislation was introduced to make all social media 18+ only, I would vote for it.
- lilboiluvr69 4y ago
  Does Discord count as social media what about the Hacker News comment section?
CogitoCogito 4y ago
> If the parents were doing their job (ie not allowing devices to babysit their kids, limiting time on devices, interacting with their children, showing their children through example that they should not spend every minute on devices, spending time doing things outside, playing NON-digital games/activities with their kids) their kids would not have such a problem with social media. I don't totally disagree, but I'd only point out that you could apply identical reasoning to not criminalize the selling of drugs to children. I mean if the parents were doing their job, the laws wouldn't need to be there right?

throwawaykek 4y ago

It's easy to look down on others from your high horse, but you probably have no idea how damaging social media is to children. Rates of self harm and suicidal ideation among adolescents has been at sustained epidemic rates since 2007 when the iphone released. You can talk a big game about moderation, but the truth is children shouldn't be using social media at all. It takes all their awkwardness and self-consciousness from puberty and amplifies it on a global scale. It creates attack vectors for child predators. It turns bullying from a school time hazard to an ever present threat. If legislation was introduced to make all social media 18+ only, I would vote for it.

lilboiluvr69 4y ago
Does Discord count as social media what about the Hacker News comment section?

CogitoCogito 4y ago

> If the parents were doing their job (ie not allowing devices to babysit their kids, limiting time on devices, interacting with their children, showing their children through example that they should not spend every minute on devices, spending time doing things outside, playing NON-digital games/activities with their kids) their kids would not have such a problem with social media. I don't totally disagree, but I'd only point out that you could apply identical reasoning to not criminalize the selling of drugs to children. I mean if the parents were doing their job, the laws wouldn't need to be there right?