Comment on Childhood disrupted: is the internet damaging young people’s development?
neptune@dmv.social 7 months agoOK… Good parenthood doesn’t invalidate the idea that the modern internet is bad for some/many kids.
Smoking is bad for kids, even if you don’t let your kid smoke, smoking hurts the health of kids who do. Right?
Nima@leminal.space 7 months ago
with a bit of teaching what to avoid and having the proper perspective, I don’t see why it’s a terrible thing.
I certainly wouldn’t compare it to smoking, however.
neptune@dmv.social 7 months ago
I’m not comparing it to smoking.
If someone’s response to “social media is bad for kids”, then to me “I keep my kids away from it, easy peasy” is not a response that invalidates the original argument. It actually supports the idea: social media is dangerous, therefore I intervene as a parent.
Nima@leminal.space 7 months ago
I didn’t say to keep kids away from it. I said teach them how to be safe while online. The internet can be a fantastic resource for kids in most circumstances.
by your logic, walking down the street is dangerous for a child so obviously the solution is to never let them walk down the street ever. rather than walking beside them and teaching them how to be smart and avoid dangers.
the phrase “social media is bad for kids” is too broad for it to really mean anything without context anyway.
if you want to look at it that way, most things that exist are bad for kids.
neptune@dmv.social 7 months ago
Scroll up and see what Southern Samurai said