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[–]fuck_reddit 11 insightful - 2 fun11 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

"No social media until the age of 18, it's the law now."

[–][deleted] 11 insightful - 1 fun11 insightful - 0 fun12 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I actually think restricting content for young people is a good thing, but even better than that would be to teach them full courses on the psychological impact of media, and make that mandatory. Kids don’t realize how easily they can be manipulated and it would help to make it known to them. Restricting access is okay, but kids will seek what they are not allowed to see, that is the nature of breaking away from parental authority etc, so it’s likely they will find harmful groups and things and not tell anyone because they will get in trouble.

[–]fuck_reddit 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Honestly I think everyone could use a break from social media, media, 24/7 news, clickbait, etc. I'm starting to think that going back to regular print newspapers and a much shorter news cycle would help to calm down politics (at least in America). Also, social media breeds such a toxic and cut-throat environment, then we throw kids into it before they can comprehend the impact it'll have on their future... it's fucked up...

[–][deleted] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Social media is actually proven to create depression. I stopped using Facebook in 2016 and my life has been much better. I don’t use any social media apart from forums like this and occasionally read twitter if I want to feel superior to the majority of people using it

[–]fuck_reddit 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I've been trying to do the same. Deleted Facebook and twitter from my phone, highly restricted reddit use after the ban wave, this place, etc. Reading more has definitely helped to reduce stress.

[–]killerjen231 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

More like 21 or 25! If they have restrictions for drinking and renting cars based on an arbitrary age, why not the internet too?

[–]fuck_reddit 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Honestly, I'd be fine with a few more age restrictions, my bigger problem is the US has basically four ages of majority. So you can be executed for killing someone at 18, drafted, vote, and sign legally binding documents, but you can't drink until 21, and you can't rent a car until 25. Oh but you can drive your own 4,000 pound machine as low as the age of 14 in the right states. Like, if you're a legal adult, you're a legal adult, drinking, drafting, renting, and voting (I understand the distinction of driving and that's fine at a separate age, cause America is so fucking big).