Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday
by cj on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @09:29AM
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That’s kind of like telling parents that they should tell their kids to eat their vegetables when sitting next to McDonalds.
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday
by lukan on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @10:16AM
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Nah, it is more like parents telling their children to eat healthy, while they themself go to McDonalds.
Most parents are addicted to smartphone and don't go with their children outside. I would start the investigation into root causes right there.
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday
by palata on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @04:15PM
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So... in the end it's like telling the parents to eat healthy to show their kid that they should also eat healthy...
I didn't expect what I wrote to be that confusing.
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday
by jkestner on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @10:13AM
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Yes, and? Parenting is an active job. It can be done. Take a lesson from Steve Jobs and say "no" a lot.
Re:TikTok preparing for U.S. shut-off on Sunday
by 1718627440 on Wednesday January 15, 2025 @05:20PM
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And Mark Zuckerburg.
And we should not underestimate teenagers: if they have something better to do than swiping on TikTok, they do it. Parents must help them have better things to do.
But still, if all their friends know and talk about the TikTok trends, they will feel disconnected if they have no clue. That's how I meant that they "need" it. They need to "connect" as in having the same references as their friends.