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0 pointsLarryMullins3y ago0 comments

Teach kids all you like, however you like, they're not going to stop using social media on their own. It's a digital drug engineered to be addictive, and the kids are already hooked.

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brianwawok3y ago

Parents control if they get a phone till 18. Generally the more upper class the parent I know, the later they give their kids access.

It’s not like kids are born with an iPhone glued to their hand.

kube-system3y ago

Sort of. Kids in the US can get a job and buy their own phone as young as 14.

voakbasda3y ago

Maybe we need to treat addiction universally and ban kids under 21 from owning a smart phone.

brianwawok3y ago

A kid cannot get or hold a job without parental permission.

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0 pointsLarryMullins3y ago0 comments

Teach kids all you like, however you like, they're not going to stop using social media on their own. It's a digital drug engineered to be addictive, and the kids are already hooked.

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brianwawok3y ago

Parents control if they get a phone till 18. Generally the more upper class the parent I know, the later they give their kids access.

It’s not like kids are born with an iPhone glued to their hand.

kube-system3y ago

Sort of. Kids in the US can get a job and buy their own phone as young as 14.

voakbasda3y ago

Maybe we need to treat addiction universally and ban kids under 21 from owning a smart phone.

brianwawok3y ago

A kid cannot get or hold a job without parental permission.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse