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[–] sandbox@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

If anything, it would be far better to ban people above a certain age from social media. I’ve seen far more older people get sucked in by online misinformation and become extreme conspiracy theorists than kids.

[–] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It's not the government's job to tell adults to not partake in self-harm. Kids don't know better.

[–] clutchtwopointzero@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But government can take away the means or incentive for self harm. It is just a matter of society agreeing. That will never happen in the USA and Americans are fine. Norway agreed and they are fine.

[–] 0x0@programming.dev 12 points 2 months ago

and Americans are fine.

Right... the land of the free is clearly an example for everyone, the epitome of societal progress.

[–] sandbox@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Sorry, but that logic is absolute and total bullshit.

Adults are extremely bad at making decisions in their best interests too. Why does the government have to oppress kids to protect them, but you when the exact same logic is applied to adults, that’s a problem?

It’s all oppression. It’s all wrong. Kids should have autonomy too.

[–] ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

It's you who was suggesting adults of certain age should be banned from social media, not me. You don't get to then say 'It’s all oppression. It’s all wrong.' in the next sentence. You're being a hypocrite.

There's a good reason we don't let kids eat sand, hit their friend, drive cars, vote, watch porn, drink alcohol and smoke tobacco. Their brains are undeveloped. They don't know any better. They're entitled to autonomy when they're capable of it.

[–] kava@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Kids are disadvantaged in a number of ways compared to adults

  • the obvious factor is that the prefrontal cortex is not developed. they simply do not have the capacity to make fully informed decisions.
  • another factor is the simple lack of experience. when you compare an 8 year old to an adult, that adult has been through a lot of shit in their life. they learned a thing or two and that gives him the ability to sniff out bullshit much more easily than a child. think of it as the bullshit immune system
  • kids don't have the resources that adults do. they typically don't have access to credit cards so the free things on the internet attract them more easily. websites (really apps these days) prey on this fact.
[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Ok? Well that's what an age limit would imply, isn't it?