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One of my "Facebook Friends" posted details about his kid's medical issues. Who knows what will now be publicly-available when that kid becomes an adult.
by rationalist 3y ago
One of my "Facebook Friends" posted details about his kid's medical issues. Who knows what will now be publicly-available when that kid becomes an adult.
- fn-mote 3y agoThis is a perfect example of how complex the situation is. On one hand there's a huge minus of the child's medical info available forever online. On the other hand, the parents can benefit in important ways. * They need support from their friends, so they post on FB. * They may need advice on choosing a course of treatment, finding a specialist, etc. Ideally you are already working with a competent doctor/team but that's not a given. One example immediately comes to mind that took two years of "working the system" before an actionable and effective diagnosis was produced. That's exactly the kind of thing finding the correct community on a social network really helps with. So I don't think it's always clear what to do.