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dsvnasd
2y ago
I didn’t think that was your point so I did misunderstand it. I agree this is a concern but I’m not sure how it’s totally avoided. 12% of high school seniors graduate at 19. In any case, I’m probably not the right person to determine the c
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dsvnasd
2y ago
> You have to recognize when the system is making a problem worse than it naturally is. The irony. How can you be certain that it's not social media making "problem worse than it naturally is"? Many people believe that s
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dsvnasd
2y ago
Actually this could be a really good analogy on many levels. For example: Comparing the THC levels of the 60s to the THC levels today, and the potency social media of the 90s to the social media today seems appropriate. I mean one can only
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dsvnasd
2y ago
> Simply making it illegal The problem is, what is "it"? Are applications like WhatsApp and iMessage social media? They seem to be significant sources of teenage angst but they are also incredibly useful tools. What about
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2y ago
> Besides, the cat is out of the bag. That's what I was thinking too. I am not sure what the value is in severely regulating half a dozen or so companies when work arounds are so easily to implement. Maybe as a stop gap solution wh
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dsvnasd
2y ago
With any regulation there are pro/cons. You've highlighted a con but there are significant pros to overcome. I grew up in a pre internet world. We had "negative effects being left out of a social circles" then too. So