• MudMan@fedia.io
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    21 hours ago

    I mean, I don’t disagree on the broad strokes, but it does beg the question:

    What are you doing here?

    This is that. You’re on social media. We don’t allow smoking and drinking for adults because it’s any less harmful for them, it’s just that we choose to let grownups choose whether they want to mess themselves up.

    So why do you choose to mess yourself up and what should society do about it?

    • Pete Hahnloser@beehaw.org
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      15 hours ago

      I have full control over my feed here. That’s an important distinction. I’d imagine if I end up in someone else’s hometown off Beehaw, we’d end up getting a beer or lunch.

      Saying Facebook is in the same area code is specious.

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        20 minutes ago

        So the problem isn’t actually “social media” but corporate control?

        Well geez I wonder why everybody is attacking social media… \s

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        14 hours ago

        Oh, ok.

        So is this fine for kids, then? And if so, how do you draw that line in a piece of legislation?

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      18 hours ago

      Not OP, but i am here because it’s addictive.

      Ostensibly, I came to be informed about special interest areas… But that’s not a fair representation of how my time is spent.