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by jaxboxer 1140 days ago
I was a subscriber to Powerlifting USA for nearly 15 years.

No one's bad lifts made it into the magazine either. No one posted off season pictures in a bodybuilding magazine basically ever. Ever picture the person was in the absolute peak shape of their life.

The users need to take responsibility for their use because there is no other solution. Users need to stop blaming other people.

We tried prohibition before to protect people who can't control their alcohol use and it was a disaster. The solution is if you drink too much you get help for your addiction.

With kids, parents need to actually be parents. Parents have basically abdicated responsibility for their kids when it comes to social media. Over protect the kid in meaningless ways but then send them to bed with an unlimited porn device and complete access to all kinds of mentally unhealthy behavior.

"Everyone is doing it" is not an excuse for shitty parenting.