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Re:Teens who refuse to use social media by tomp on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @03:04PM (#17870776)
In the US, the “community” calls the police if a parent let’s the child walk to school. I’m pretty sure that qualifies for “overreaching”.
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Re:Teens who refuse to use social media by coldtea on Wednesday August 29, 2018 @03:10PM (#17870826)
In the US the community didn't use to do that at all.

It has been taught to do so, assisted by the government (overzealous social services, etc), academic "experts" of all kinds, and hysterical media.

This is a very nice piece of writing from the Austin Chronicle that tells the story of a much freer US and community:

http://michaelventura.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/This-Is...

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