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by thiago_fm 39 days ago
Why should only kids be protected from addiction?

I have a hard time understanding this.

We have plenty of adults with terrible social media addiction that is destroying their lives, and nothing being done about it.

3 comments

Makes it an easier sell politically. If you position it as dangerous to kids in particular, your opposition then looks like they're encouraging child harm.
Well and if you tell adults that they need to be regulated, they get pissed very, very quickly.
My girlfriend's mother is visiting, 60 years old and constantly looking at instagram. I was sharing my data plan so she could use her phone outside the house but started lying that my plan had run out. Gives "parental controls" a whole new meaning!
This is the best question of all. Why are we allowing this?