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Normally bills like these would not get any traction. But lately western society as has fully embraced the delusion that multimedia when viewed on screens have
by superkuh 4y ago
Normally bills like these would not get any traction. But lately western society as has fully embraced the delusion that multimedia when viewed on screens have the magical ability to bypass normal sensory perception and cause addiction like drugs do. The shift in the overton window from the "screen time" hysteria has enabled these bills to be presented and not immediately laughed out of congress like they're still laughed out of scientific journals.
- MonkeyMalarky 4y agoI wouldn't blame screen time hysteria when films, TV, comic books and music have all had their turn with moral panics.
- KennyBlanken 4y agoDo not mistake christo-fascist right-wing extremists for "western society." These sorts of bills are nowhere near mainstream positions. Even if they don't get the bill, they can still get something of an anchoring effect and shift the overton window. At the very least, they get to shout on their podcasts and religious radio talk shows about how they're fighting the good fight against us heathens.
- myko 4y ago> These sorts of bills are nowhere near mainstream positions. I don't think being mainstream matters much, most Americans support abortion rights, for example.
- alienicecream 4y agoWhy do you assume it's about addiction? Maybe porn is evil in itself and you don't need a second order evil. Also, the entire advertising and marketing industry is based on creating desire from a distance, you've just saved them billions by declaring their efforts futile.