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Re:Schools opened, suicide attempts in girls skyrocketed by 0xEFF on Saturday July 24, 2021 @10:25PM (#27946152)
Caution is warranted on the you can have it if you can pay for it route.

An enterprising teenager may earn money in undesirable ways.

I’m a parent and I’m thinking I’ll handle this as a clear you can have it or you can’t to avoid the grey and black market incentives.

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Re:Schools opened, suicide attempts in girls skyrocketed by austincheney on Sunday July 25, 2021 @06:02AM (#27948034)
While that sounds unpleasant the initiative is worthy of praise. It’s something to work within. I would probably prefer that outcome over drug addiction to Facebook or TikTok.
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