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Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by giarc on Monday January 29, 2024 @10:47AM (#39177612)
Are you a parent? It's not as easy as saying "no social media" to your kids. In this day and age, it's basically equivalent to saying "you can't have friends". Online is where kids meet, hang out, converse etc. I'd LOVE to go back to the days before phones and social media, where kids played with neighbours and ride their bikes to their friends house, but that's slowly slipping away.
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Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by foobarian on Monday January 29, 2024 @02:23PM (#39181106)
We try pretty hard to get our kids to play with their friends in person (we invite them or give rides to playdates) but what do they do when they meet up? Sit on the couch with their tablets and play virtually in Roblox :-)
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Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by amalcon on Monday January 29, 2024 @05:27PM (#39183628)
When my friends would meet up in the 80's-90's, quite a bit of Nintendo happened. Is it really that different? The proportion of video games should eventually drop (not to zero), in favor of (if you're lucky) talking and whatever music bothers you the most.
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Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by eitally on Monday January 29, 2024 @05:45PM (#39183820)
You organize playdates for middle & high schoolers?
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Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by giarc on Tuesday January 30, 2024 @08:49AM (#39190064)
They didn't say anything about the age of their kids. Roblox is played by almost all ages.
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Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc... by WarOnPrivacy on Thursday February 01, 2024 @08:36AM (#39215756)
>Are you a parent?

I have 5 children. Does that count?

> It's not as easy as saying "no social media" to your kids.

I didn't. I taught them about risks so they'll have tools. But social media isn't where life-changing harm came from.

The harm came from growing up in a world with 24/7 adult presence and zero places to roam. It's development-ruining hellscape that 10k years of children didn't have before.

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