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> I don't want social media companies to have access to my ID You don't want them to know your real name and age? Then don't use them. Social media is harmful

> I don't want social media companies to have access to my ID You don't want them to know your real name and age? Then don't use them. Social media is harmful and so it needs more regulation and safety. You can't enter a casino right now without an ID. You either accept that the casino will know your name and age when you enter it or you don't go to the casino. It's so funny when tech folks think their little shitty thing is something special that should not have to follow any logical common sense laws like everything else in the world. Besides, the whole point of social media is to connect with friends, family and other real people. Being anonymous is anti social. People who are scared of disclosing their real name are the ones who shouldn’t be on social media anyway. If we all had real identities on social media it would be so much less toxic than it is today.

sidfthec 4y ago
> It's so funny when tech folks think their little shitty thing is something special that should not have to follow any logical common sense laws like everything else in the world. You clearly aren't going to take anything I say seriously with a response like that, so I'm not going to continue to engage. Besides, my main point was that there are good faith arguments to be had, including the one argument I made in my original post. I hope you can see now that good faith arguments exist.
- dustedcodes 4y ago
  You didn’t provide an argument. “I don’t want to” is not a reason, I mean in theory that’s an argument to anything in life, but it’s not a good one, just a childish response. > Remember, even websites like HN and Pornhub would need to verify your age with your ID. That’s not true. How do you know what legislators would come up with? It’s perfectly possible to have Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok to have implement ID and age verification but not HN.

sidfthec 4y ago

> It's so funny when tech folks think their little shitty thing is something special that should not have to follow any logical common sense laws like everything else in the world. You clearly aren't going to take anything I say seriously with a response like that, so I'm not going to continue to engage. Besides, my main point was that there are good faith arguments to be had, including the one argument I made in my original post. I hope you can see now that good faith arguments exist.

dustedcodes 4y ago
You didn’t provide an argument. “I don’t want to” is not a reason, I mean in theory that’s an argument to anything in life, but it’s not a good one, just a childish response. > Remember, even websites like HN and Pornhub would need to verify your age with your ID. That’s not true. How do you know what legislators would come up with? It’s perfectly possible to have Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok to have implement ID and age verification but not HN.