Surgeon General says 13 is ‘too early’ to join social media

Re:Surgeon General says 13 is ‘too early’ to join social media by mertd on Sunday January 29, 2023 @09:41PM (#34575256)

Doesn't social media have the same benefit when used in moderation? It makes it easier to get in touch with friends and make new ones based on shared interests.

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Re:Surgeon General says 13 is ‘too early’ to join social media by ben_w on Monday January 30, 2023 @02:50AM (#34576988)

At its best, sure.

I think the analogy is we're still in the equivalent of the early days of the Temperance movement for social media, where it's somewhat dysfunctional (like not drinking alcohol in the early 19th century US) to not have at least some account somewhere.

We may well be speed-running this. I won't be surprised by an attempt to ban "hard liquor" like FB and Twitter, nor if they decide to ban everything including "beer" places like here.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperance_movement

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