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  • Hey thanks for engaging with me.

    I think we are aligned with our views on the topic, including the Missisipi solution being generally bad.

    Being a dad I am beginning the struggle for well being of a soon-to-be a social media user, and it scares me as hell.

    My conviction is to be present, guiding and hoping to teach enough before they stop listening to me.




  • My opinion: no. Children under certain age have no capacity to detect malice or disinformation when interacting with others, especially adults and algorithms bent on harm.

    Hell, most adults probably aren’t. But as long as a child has a guardian, it’s the guardian’s responsibility to teach, guide and protect.

    Letting a child lose into the internet is harmful, just like letting one out into a city.

    I don’t think age verification is a particularly good tool to enforce that, but I don’t know what is, on a societal level.

    I do agree with the stated goals tho.


  • Interesting framing “reduced rights”. I think some laws should reduce what minors can or must do - like laws preventing marriage or work of minors, for their own benefit - compulsory elementary education for one.

    Do you think that preventing children (idk what age Mississippi set for their law) from accessing social media is wrong? (And I don’t mean unlawful, specifically unconstitutional.)