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Social media is not helping. There is a daily stream of videos showing students fighting teachers, themselves and causing mayhem. The videos may be generated by
by SkipperCat 3y ago
Social media is not helping. There is a daily stream of videos showing students fighting teachers, themselves and causing mayhem. The videos may be generated by a few, but it changes the Overton window of appropriate behavior in schools and I would not be surprised if it causes a cascading effect.
- diogenescynic 3y agoWhen has censorship ever worked? I hardly think the videos are causing the violence. People have smartphones everywhere now, this stuff is just getting captured more often.
- hammyhavoc 3y ago> I hardly think the videos are causing the violence Don't you remember "happy slapping"? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_slapping https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_slapping
- DoItToMe81 3y agoKids are stupid and this behavior has existed loooong before the internet. Sack tapping didn't appear from the ether when a journalist publicized the name, for example.
- SkipperCat 3y agoThere is a difference between censorship and content moderation. The platforms don't allow rape videos, snuff films and Nazi content. They can also take a responsible stand on children engaging in violent behavior.
- red-iron-pine 3y ago> People have smartphones everywhere now, this stuff is just getting captured more often. "Perception is reality". It's like all of those studies that showed from the 90s until COVID crime consistantly was dropping, yet if you asked people they felt like it was worse than ever due to aggressive reporting, esp. by "BREAKING NEWS" crews on local news channels.