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A comment on California bill would let parents sue social media companies for addicting kids. Parent comment

Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by fxtentacle on Thursday March 17, 2022 @06:22AM (#30709515)
Much less homelessness, for starters.

Also, not every useful innovation can be measured in unicorn dollars ;) Facebook has a massive market cap, yet it arguably just makes everyone less happy.

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Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by zpeti on Thursday March 17, 2022 @06:57AM (#30709702)
Try again: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homeless_...

The US is no outlier, in fact it has a lower homeless rate than Germany and Sweden.

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Re:California bill would let parents sue social media compan... by fxtentacle on Saturday March 19, 2022 @04:59AM (#30732271)
Because Germany counts people with a government-provided home as homeless, too, while the US does not.
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