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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn’t read it but DH did and Haidt apparently said that haidt thinks that it should be illegal for kids under 16 to have social media.

I cannot take Haidt seriously since he said that college students are babies because a few college students wanted an absurd level of trigger warnings, but I’d love it if we could [b]somehow stop kids under 16 from having social media.[/b] A broken clock is right twice a day. [/quote]

Have you been on the parenting forums lately? I'm not on any social media (does DCUM count?) and I'll discourage my kids from getting on as long as I can, but huge swaths of good parents are allowing their 11/12/13 year olds on social media for various reasons. It's not like driving a car. Parents should make this decision.[/quote]

Yeah I know parents are allowing it and it’s troubling for many reasons. I don’t think I want to allow it at 16 but I know it will get harder and harder. I guess I’m not great at this myself because I do allow Discord, but I don’t think it has as many negative impacts as other socials. The things that concern me most are attention spans, body image issues, and right-wing propaganda aimed at young boys. [/quote]

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