People 18 and over are adults. I know the US somehow forbids adults from drinking but I don’t think more countries should dilute people’s rights.
IAmYouButYouDontKnowYet@reddthat.com 18 hours ago
If people cared about “the children” they wouldn’t let them on the Internet until they were 21.
freeman@sh.itjust.works 9 hours ago
Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Even if op’s case was satirical, it is quite ageist honestly. It is the difference between freedom and submission. In addition, op is also extremely wrong, as development continues till 35+, so such outdated statements about development are actually sickening.
Virtvirt588@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
If people cared about “the children” they wouldn’t let them on the Internet until they were 21.
Yeah, that’s only for the people that think they care, but are actually ageist and discriminate.
Protecting children comes in hand with protecting humanity. The sole existence of predatory algorithms, and other shit makes age meaningless.
eli@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Yeah, we should also ban anyone under 25 from voting too! Brain isn’t fully developed! Reeeee!
Mangoholic@lemmy.ml 13 hours ago
And anyone over 50, brain is barely functional after 30 years of propaganda.
lechekaflan@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
If people cared about “the children” they wouldn’t let them on the Internet until they were 21.
I faintly recall there were then a few people who criticized Gore’s idea of opening up the Internet to the public.
oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 hours ago
I don’t think that’s the solution though, kids (including teens to some extent) can be on the internet but it requires better parenting. It’s better to monitor what they are doing online until they are like 15 or 16, maybe 17 if you have a really good reason too. Limit screen time, be around to answer questions your kid has about what they might see.
Little kids though? Absolutely should be off the internet. Anyone under 10 shouldn’t be on the internet period in my opinion. 10-12 is kinda a gray zone to me where it’s definitely up to the parents and if they think their child is ready.
oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 hours ago
Also since they weren’t allowed on the internet till they were 21, those 21 year olds won’t know how to act on the internet. So now there’s 21 year olds roaming around who will need to figure all that shit out. They might get other aspects of being an adult but the internet will be completely alien.
It’s like when I saw people saying kids shouldn’t be allowed into the grocery store because someone was annoyed that kids didn’t know how to behave there yet. You just create a new and larger problem where adults don’t know how to act.
partofthevoice@lemmy.zip 16 hours ago
The internet has been out for less time than some people have been alive. Are we sure we, as a species, know how to be an adult on the internet yet?
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
We arent behaving appropriately IRL so i am not sure why youre setting higher standards for being online.
tomiant@piefed.social 16 hours ago
Free speech has been out for as long as humanity has existed, and every attempt at limiting it has ended badly.
tburkhol@lemmy.world 16 hours ago
My nephew has a new baby. Her parents are constantly waving their phones in her face; sending pics back and forth; generally doing ‘millenial things’ with their phones when not actively attending the baby. Then proceed to get all freaked out when the baby expresses interest or curiosity in the phone.
Kids mimic their parents behavior and interests. If you want kids with healthy internet use, you have to have parents model healthy internet use.
Akh@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
It is far more complicated. The brain develops slowly while social media provides constant dopamine hits leading to doom scrolling and the part of the brain that is tasked with hitting the brakes is just not there
oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 hours ago
Yes social media is a problem, however that alone does not justify banning everyone under 21 from using the entire internet. As the person who I replied to said they wanted.
Social media is its own problem that’s needs regulations to come under control.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
Doom go outside and doom touch grass. Then later, doom socialize with your family before doom dinner. Cap off the night with good doom book before doom dreaming the night away.