• Granixo@feddit.clEnglish
    105·
    2 years ago

    I would usually agree with this statement, but the truth is that social media does way more harm than good when it comes to teenagers.

    • Starkstruck@lemmy.worldEnglish
      113·
      2 years ago

      Is it really the government’s job to police what every teen does on the Internet though? I think that’s for the parents to do.

      • the_q@lemmy.worldEnglish
        63·
        2 years ago

        It is the parents job, but what do you do when the parents don’t do that job?

        • Starkstruck@lemmy.worldEnglish
          31·
          2 years ago

          There’s a lot of things parents should be doing but some don’t. That however is a whole different argument.

          • the_q@lemmy.worldEnglish
            53·
            2 years ago

            That’s my point. A parent should keep a child out of a fire, right? If they don’t, do we as a society let the child burn because it was unlucky enough to have crappy parents?

      • Granixo@feddit.clEnglish
        65·
        2 years ago

        When it comes to the big corporate platforms, yes.

        When it comes to the Fediverse, no.

    • artisanrox@kbin.social
      62·
      2 years ago

      Then let parents deal with it. This conservative “for the chillldrun” talking point always ends in cons trying to take us back to 1750.

      • Granixo@feddit.clEnglish
        13·
        2 years ago

        Most parents either care too little or too much about what their children do.

        It is better to take some things to a more neutral ground.