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[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (5 children)

This seems like ideas being planted in kids' heads.

The biggest and brightest red flag is the push to teach this stuff in schools.

The vast majority of people are straight and 'cisgender.' Teaching small children about sexuality and gender identity is blatant indoctrination, in my opinion.

It's almost as if confusion is what they want. If you teach a child not to trust his own eyes, he'll grow up to be a man who believes anything?

[–]tiny-brown-mug 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (4 children)

Yes! Yes, I have noticed this. It's mostly straight liberals pushing this, and some straight men who seem to want to dress as women, and get into the women's locker room.

I really do think that 95% of "gender dysphoria" cases would stop overnight if the internet did not exist. Some would still remain, but they would be a very small number of cases, and most people would phase out of that, too.

I am sickened and baffled by how quickly this has taken off. Dang... Just in the last few years. And the things these kids are doing to themselves may not be reversible, and five to ten years down the road, they won't even feel this way anymore.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (3 children)

The internet was a mistake.

I genuinely believe it's driving all of us insane.

Is it too late to turn back? Kinda feels that way.

[–]tiny-brown-mug 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (2 children)

You know, that's an excellent question. With the exception of Saidit and work-related internet stuff, I don't go on-line much anymore. I'm a heck of a lot happier, I sleep better, and my mental health is better, too.

I agree that the internet is destroying our mental health. I bought myself a dumb phone, and I'm happier for it. It's not a cure-all and every part of your life needs to be balanced out a bit, but it's helping.

I use a TCL Flip 2. It's insanely simple. No app store. Browser, but it's torture to use. No touch screen, just buttons.

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

I've been wanting to do something similar, or at least practice being more disciplined with my smartphone.

Most of my problems disappear when I go for a walk and leave my phone at home.

[–]tiny-brown-mug 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yep. It's like a miracle, isn't it? I would go for it. You can always keep the smartphone for "smartphone" things like navigation or FaceTime or whatever, but the dumb phone can just serve as a walkie-talkie and allow you to leave the internet at home when you're out.