> No such mandates should take place at all

How do you propose doing age restrictions for social media?

These are broadly popular. (And the evidence supports them.) They are happening. So the question is how to do it best. The project for reversing the consensus isn’t worthless. But it’s a long-term project that will have to bear fruit after these restrictions go into effect, if ever.

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bijowo1676 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

only parents can decide for their own children, so you can do whatever you want for your own children

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JumpCrisscross 2 hours ago | parent [-]

> only parents can decide for their own children

Voters are collectively deciding for all of our children. And there are absolutely group dynamics that require cooperation. It’s why rich communities ban phones in classrooms while in poor communities, the one family that tries doing it alone is probably going to be less successful.

Again, I’m not saying you’re fundamentally wrong. Just that this debate has been had and the polling is massively in favor of bans for under-14 year olds and strongly in favor for under-18s. (And to the degree I’ve connected with electeds, the folks calling in and writing were almost 100% one way. The civically-engaged electorate is practically at consensus.)

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		Lolberts often underestimate the power and utility of collective action.