I’m 14, and I quit social media after discovering what was posted about me
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#2A few parents have always tried to use their kids as a means for more than attention (fame, money, power). Now that advertisers see the influence that a few parents have, they are rabid with dollars.
On the far left side of the power law curve of that, we have:
“Online and Making Thousands, at Age 4: Meet the Kidfluencers“
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/business/media/social-med...
Re: I’m 14, and I quit social media after discovering what was posted about me
#3I remember years ago reading an article stating that a time will come when young adults will sue their parents for posting pictures of them younger or stories.
Of course it was a bit extreme, but when I read that I'm afraid it might happens.
To my big shame I'm also quoting my kids sometimes on FB. But there are no picture of them online.
And I use FB with a pseudo and quote the with aliases only family know, so I guess it's not as bad.
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#4I'm more surprised by the story telling and narrative of the 14 year old author! Impressed. Pretty sure the only thing I was worrying about when 14 was how to get past the min. word count and not use "however" so much.
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#5We made a rule not to post our children's faces on social media. I just had to ask myself how I'd feel if I grew up and found a bunch of stuff on the internet about me I couldn't get rid of.
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#6My wife and I recently had our first child, and we decided we didn't want her to have any kind of social media presence until she was old enough to make that decision for herself.
It's been a challenge ensuring friends and family don't post stuff about our daughter, but reading this reinforces that we're making the right choice.
Re: I’m 14, and I quit social media after discovering what was posted about me
#7My wife and I recently had our first child, and we decided we didn't want her to have any kind of social media presence until she was old enough to make that decision for herself. It's been a challenge ensuring friends and family don't post stuff about our daughter, but reading this reinforces that we're making the right choice.
What is "old enough"?
Re: I’m 14, and I quit social media after discovering what was posted about me
#8My wife and I recently had our first child, and we decided we didn't want her to have any kind of social media presence until she was old enough to make that decision for herself. It's been a challenge ensuring friends and family don't post stuff about our daughter, but reading this reinforces that we're making the right choice.
We did the same thing. We told my inlaws that before she was born and my mother-in-law still posted my daughter's birth announcement before my wife was done with skin to skin. She would not stop taking pictures in the post-partum room.
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#9I'm more surprised by the story telling and narrative of the 14 year old author! Impressed. Pretty sure the only thing I was worrying about when 14 was how to get past the min. word count and not use "however" so much.
Feels so fake, to be honest. I don’t know, may be she surely is that gifted or developed, but internet made me skeptical and doubtful about everything.
Re: I’m 14, and I quit social media after discovering what was posted about me
#10My wife and I recently had our first child, and we decided we didn't want her to have any kind of social media presence until she was old enough to make that decision for herself. It's been a challenge ensuring friends and family don't post stuff about our daughter, but reading this reinforces that we're making the right choice.
What is "old enough"?
We haven't decided that yet (she's only 3 months old at this point). We'll discuss that when/if she decides she wants to be on social media. Hopefully by then there will have been more studies into the effects of social media use with age, and we can make an informed decision :)