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Are you at all concerned that you aren't inoculating them to deal with the real world now in a safer space? In the future it will all be unlocked at once and th

by pfisch 3y ago

Are you at all concerned that you aren't inoculating them to deal with the real world now in a safer space? In the future it will all be unlocked at once and they may be unable to deal with the addictive nature of this stuff. They might also not know how to interact properly in the real world.

llamaimperative 3y ago
It’s a prisoner’s dilemma which is why the companies need to be regulated. Very similar to child labor laws where there were lots of firms refusing to use it, but were getting put out of business by those who did. Solution: use the law to force everyone onto equal ground. Otherwise many many avenues of improvement for our society are impossible to take for the two reasons you and GP mention.
- pfisch 3y ago
  I agree
Aerbil313 3y ago
> In the future it will all be unlocked at once and they may be unable to deal with the addictive nature of this stuff. I’m adult. I’m still unable to deal if I don’t implement heavy restrictions on every screen I use. I don’t even have Tiktok, FB, IG or Twitter, just HN and reddit. I know how addiction feels, and this feels like it. Social media is poison.
Mezzie 3y ago
I get really concerned about this as someone who worked in universities for a while. Watching the 18 year old kids get targeted by the credit card/loan/predatory industries made me really sad.
batch12 3y ago
For me, not at all. Along the same line, I don't expose the kids to tiny bits of pornography or heroin either. These examples may sound like hyperbole, but not everything can be prevented with vaccine methodology, imo. If kids need tiktok to know how to interact properly with the world, that's a failure of parents and society. Maybe they'll instead be one of the few with cognitive superpowers that include independent thought, creativity, and attention.
brightball 3y ago
Sometimes, but I take the view of “control what’s normal” as much as I can. I want them to react to weird stuff like it’s weird and unfamiliar. I do talk to them about things at different levels as they get older. They will have to manage it all themselves one day, but I’m going to keep them away from it as long as I can.

by pfisch 3y ago

llamaimperative 3y ago

It’s a prisoner’s dilemma which is why the companies need to be regulated. Very similar to child labor laws where there were lots of firms refusing to use it, but were getting put out of business by those who did. Solution: use the law to force everyone onto equal ground. Otherwise many many avenues of improvement for our society are impossible to take for the two reasons you and GP mention.

pfisch 3y ago
I agree

Aerbil313 3y ago

> In the future it will all be unlocked at once and they may be unable to deal with the addictive nature of this stuff. I’m adult. I’m still unable to deal if I don’t implement heavy restrictions on every screen I use. I don’t even have Tiktok, FB, IG or Twitter, just HN and reddit. I know how addiction feels, and this feels like it. Social media is poison.

Mezzie 3y ago

I get really concerned about this as someone who worked in universities for a while. Watching the 18 year old kids get targeted by the credit card/loan/predatory industries made me really sad.

batch12 3y ago

For me, not at all. Along the same line, I don't expose the kids to tiny bits of pornography or heroin either. These examples may sound like hyperbole, but not everything can be prevented with vaccine methodology, imo. If kids need tiktok to know how to interact properly with the world, that's a failure of parents and society. Maybe they'll instead be one of the few with cognitive superpowers that include independent thought, creativity, and attention.

brightball 3y ago

Sometimes, but I take the view of “control what’s normal” as much as I can. I want them to react to weird stuff like it’s weird and unfamiliar. I do talk to them about things at different levels as they get older. They will have to manage it all themselves one day, but I’m going to keep them away from it as long as I can.