[esseph]

> Because of the ostracization problem. Kids are ruthless, and failure to conform is swiftly punished.

Shocker, but those are probably not the people you are going to give a shit about after you leave school.

[wizzwizz4]

Shocker, but a lot of psychological damage can be done before you leave school. Do children really not have value, except as far as they become adults?

[esseph]

> Do children really not have value, except as far as they become adults?

Of course they do, which is why any sane (imo) parent wouldn't let their child on social media to begin with. Basically feeding your child's developing brain into the dopamine farm, along with the "it's on the internet forever" tax.

Social media is a cancer, not some bizare tool for their social or economic wellbeing or general happiness.

[wizzwizz4]

While I agree that the most popular social media systems have been engineered to be extremely harmful, and something I would seek to protect the children under my care from, this is unrelated to the comment I was responding to. "This won't feel important when you're an adult" is a really bad argument.

[esseph]

Two of mine have come to adulthood in the past 7 years. They're fine. Didn't turn purple or become social outcasts.