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Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Post by oooyay » Mon, Apr 01, 2024, 9:07 PM UTC

wormius wrote: post #771

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I'm an Oregon resident. I disagree to an extent. Oregons drug decriminalization failed because of a few reasons that are plain to see: - The people who wrote the measure did not prescribe how it should be done, just what it should achieve. - The measure demanded changes be immediate, which didn't jive with a very slow running, heavy bureaucracy like Oregons government. More importantly, time was not given for the soc…

hopefully next time we at least ban public drug use. "The law in its majestic equality forbids the rich as well as the poor from sleeping under bridges" - Anatole France

I think I get what you're saying, but you're not being super clear with that quote.

Ideally before we ban public drug use with punitive measures we solve free housing for the homeless. It is a known problem, specifically in Portland, that people come here to be homeless. That is a problem in itself because our tiny city can't shoulder the nations burdens. I was mainly speaking directly to what backfired with our approach to substances. Public drug use, whether it be alcohol or otherwise, should not be on the general public to deal with.

Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Post by reacharavindh » Tue, Apr 02, 2024, 2:22 PM UTC

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Not speaking from personal experience. My kid is only 4. Your argument seems like exactly what my parents would have said about me spending so much time on TV, computers and electronics instead of studying, playing outside, sports etc. Almost exactly like your last paragraph.. “I’m personally glad that I grew up without infinite channels on TV, computers and its games, cell phones and your SMSes. I’m worried about yo…

What if it was the responsibility of parents to make sure their kids didn't smoke cigarettes, but it was legal for stores to sell cigarettes to kids? Responsible parents could tell their children they are forbidden from buying them, explain all the reasons why it's bad, and then kids could just walk into a store and buy them anyway. Putting it all on parents doesn't work, parents aren't capable of supervising 24/7 an…

That's a fair point. The more I think about it, I can see the argument for protecting someone against a known bad thing at a point when they cannot comprehend how bad it really is. The magnitude is different from watching TV, porn magazines, or video games. However, I do worry that the earlier list can be gated because of their physical nature. However, Kids are going to end up being exposed to Instagram, TikTok, Youtube, and whatever else unless one cuts off Internet access altogether, at which point the losses pile up more than the wins.. There is no easy solution than to admit this problem will exist, and we talk often to the teenager and give doses of reality however possible.

Re: Florida's DeSantis signs law restricting social media for people under 16

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Post by IlllIIll » Tue, Apr 09, 2024, 2:40 PM UTC

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"Subjected to" is unrealistic, given the vast majority of trans people never get the chance to use them — waiting lists for treatment are so long that most trans people are forced to undergo their default puberty and then try to claw some of the changes back with hormones when they can get them. ~30,000 diagnoses of gender dysphoria in children in the US per year VS ~1300 initiating puberty blocker treatments. This i…

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