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by BrawnyBadger53 569 days ago
They are already mostly segmented off from their friends after school hours. They have killed off one of the final mediums for interaction and are preventing interaction with the rest of their generation's culture. They're also narrowing their world view to be more controlled by the state.
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doxick 569 days ago
Hasn't that been the case for thousands of years? It's not like they can't see each other after school hours... I know i used to. And i still see my friends after my workday. I have much deeper connections with the 20 people i see in real life than the 1000 people on my linkedin profile.

Do people thrive more in their mental health when they are supposedly 24/7 accessible? Is it necessary? Is it wanted?

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lmm 569 days ago
> It's not like they can't see each other after school hours... I know i used to.

Things have gotten much worse since then. These days children get reported if they're out and about unsupervised.

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thombles 569 days ago
Actually this is a separate problem. If you look at the work of Jon Haidt who promotes the kinds of measures we're talking about here, it's only half the story. The other half is that we have become ridiculously overprotective in parenting in recent decades. Kids need independence and the ability to hang out and play with their peers away from direct adult supervision. The goal isn't to take away the internet and leave kids with nothing, it's to bring back the real-world contact and relationship-building.
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lmm 569 days ago
> The goal isn't to take away the internet and leave kids with nothing, it's to bring back the real-world contact and relationship-building.

Ok but what's the betting on which of those the actual effect of the law is going to be?

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