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Young undeveloped minds exposed to the world of the internet is an onslaught. We used to hear from the old libs that this was supposed to be a good thing becaus
by nashashmi 1y ago
Young undeveloped minds exposed to the world of the internet is an onslaught. We used to hear from the old libs that this was supposed to be a good thing because of this and that. But at the time the world of information was quite small. And it was rarely leveraged as a psyop.
Separation from the internet is a good thing. It mitigates the kids’ exposure to just what their friends see and talk about . And then the kids have less to learn and deal with a smaller information window.
As a kid of minority background, the entire world had a big filter where I separated myself from them. There were a lot of missed connections, sure, but it also gave me a protection. I didn’t do drugs. I didn’t smoke. I didn’t drink. I didn’t curse. I didn’t fight with my parents. I didn’t go to music concerts.
Then college came. And now I was exploring. Sometimes it was unnerving. Sometimes I got by. Sometimes I was just smarter.