Re:TikTok settles just before social media addiction trial t...
by obidee2 on Wednesday January 28, 2026 @02:22AM
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Halloween happens once a year, that’s a big reason it’s tolerated. Also, many parents do provide guidance/control over how much and how fast the candy is eaten. Because otherwise everyone suffers.
The better comparison is what if there was a bottomless bucket of candy in your 10 year olds room all the time.
Counterpoint: Halloween.
Most kids are competent enough to manage their survival in such circumstances. Some are not. And sometimes it’s not the parents’ fault. But if a community is raising a generation too imbecilic to choose if they can eat chocolate, their life path is sort of already written.