Yeah, it’s not that easy with social media. If half the children in class use it, the pressure on the other half is immense. One more, one more. If no one uses it, it’s much easier to say no and not feel like a douchy parent.
It is nothing of your concern. 11 old girls have parents, local society, etc. People like you are too easily equalizing completely different things like cigarettes and social media to be trusted with such decisions.
The social media is fairly monopoliesed, so atm it’s neither parents nor the gov controlling them, it’s a random megacorp.
So what you suggest is still overcontrolling them, just by another (unelected, for profit) party.
And even if one kid doesn’t use social media but the majority does, that kid will be an outsider their whole life lacking a big part of the experience that shaped the majority.
That said, I’m ofc very much pro (actual) anonymity on the internets bcs way too many bad undemocratic/anti-equality things can come out of it, especially in a time of giant walled internet gardens with huge power & even larger interests.
It shouldn’t really be the purpose of Big Tech either. It’s fairly difficult to define freedom if it takes the form of exploitation of human behavior for profit.
Social media is little more than an addictive ad delivery system.
Sure . Parents are well known for all the good decisions they always take…… before cigarettes and alcohol were forbidden to children, many had no problem giving it to kids.
Parents would need to get more support from the state:
parenting classes (before and after having kids to stay on top of science)
salary for having and raising well-behaved children
free education
free transport
Unfortunately, you can’t rely on people “doing the right thing”. If could, then laws wouldn’t be necessary. You’d never have to lock your door or fear for any violence or untoward behavior from fellow human beings.
Yes, parents are responsible and self-determination is important (it’s your child not that of the state), but people are flawed. They will make decisions against their own self-interest or against those that they love (or claim to) e.g not caring about climate change despite having children. Giving people enough rope to be free and too much to hang themselves is not an easy task.
This should be the parents’ decision, not some pedo-fascists’ one.
Yeah, it’s not that easy with social media. If half the children in class use it, the pressure on the other half is immense. One more, one more. If no one uses it, it’s much easier to say no and not feel like a douchy parent.
It’s that easy. Stop overcontrolling people. It isn’t the government’s purpose.
Agreed, 11 year old girls should be free to smoke, drink and be on social media if their parents want them to be
It is nothing of your concern. 11 old girls have parents, local society, etc. People like you are too easily equalizing completely different things like cigarettes and social media to be trusted with such decisions.
Not sure if this is a sarcastic or real comment… 🤔
It was very much sarcasm. But yeah, there’s probably people who actually think this.
The social media is fairly monopoliesed, so atm it’s neither parents nor the gov controlling them, it’s a random megacorp.
So what you suggest is still overcontrolling them, just by another (unelected, for profit) party.
And even if one kid doesn’t use social media but the majority does, that kid will be an outsider their whole life lacking a big part of the experience that shaped the majority.
That said, I’m ofc very much pro (actual) anonymity on the internets bcs way too many bad undemocratic/anti-equality things can come out of it, especially in a time of giant walled internet gardens with huge power & even larger interests.
It shouldn’t really be the purpose of Big Tech either. It’s fairly difficult to define freedom if it takes the form of exploitation of human behavior for profit. Social media is little more than an addictive ad delivery system.
Yes, let people do anything they like with no repercussions. Complete anarchy is the only way because the state is always wrong.
Sure . Parents are well known for all the good decisions they always take…… before cigarettes and alcohol were forbidden to children, many had no problem giving it to kids.
https://lemmy.world/post/39520982
Parents would need to get more support from the state:
Unfortunately, you can’t rely on people “doing the right thing”. If could, then laws wouldn’t be necessary. You’d never have to lock your door or fear for any violence or untoward behavior from fellow human beings.
Yes, parents are responsible and self-determination is important (it’s your child not that of the state), but people are flawed. They will make decisions against their own self-interest or against those that they love (or claim to) e.g not caring about climate change despite having children. Giving people enough rope to be free and too much to hang themselves is not an easy task.