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It’s noteworthy to me that in your replies not one single comment links to any research. Multiple comments state point after point as fact with no sources, one
by mustacheemperor 3y ago
It’s noteworthy to me that in your replies not one single comment links to any research. Multiple comments state point after point as fact with no sources, one comment directly ascribes its entire opinion to an anecdote.
In short…I’m not getting the kind of perspective expanding value I often find on HN from this discussion. Just a lot of back and forth from people exchanging the opinions they already had before opening the parent article.
I would instinctively agree that it's unhealthy for minors to have unchecked access to pornography but on the other hand I don't see how we could effectively address that problem societally without any kind of objective understanding of it. Has the exchange of unqualified personal opinions ever resulted in effective political policy, especially policy meant to manage a vice? That didn't work well for Prohibition or the War on Drugs.
- dopamean 3y agoPeople rarely link to research on this site or any other. It's a social network. People want to share their opinion and so they do. I cant remember the last reply to a comment I saw on here that actually linked to research.
- mustacheemperor 3y agoThat's generally true, but one common practice that originally drew me to HN was the frequent use of [#] citations by commenters to support their remarks with external sources. So in replies to a user specifically asking about research and evidence for these risks, it's disappointing for me to not see any research or evidence.