4 ms·
It almost seems like social media should be an adults-only thing. At this point I simply don't trust the current corporate powers to be looking out for the huma
by hyggetrold 3y ago
It almost seems like social media should be an adults-only thing. At this point I simply don't trust the current corporate powers to be looking out for the human side of things. And it strikes me that regulating social media to be only after you're 18 might be like regulating smoking - if you haven't started by the time you're an adult, it's unlikely you ever will.
- miohtama 3y agoI was using IRC at a library computer when I was 13. Now I am at Hacker News. Too late to fix now.
- tj-teej 3y agoI don't think IRC is comparable in it's effects to the profit-driven (engagement-incentivizing) "Social Media" companies. These are dramatically changing the fabric of society (something Adults can decide for themselves to involve themselves in), but children are a different story.
- atonse 3y agoHonestly, I see how it hooks adults too in a way much worse than smoking or drinking. We just haven’t caught up to its addictive abilities. I too don’t know what the solution is, but we’ve tried no regulation and it isn’t working. Time to try some regulation.
- getwiththeprog 3y agoHowever, half of people on farcebook are over 60. They must have started in their 40s!