You’re right that as an adult I still really want some ice cream every time I see it. But I have the life experience and mental development that enables me to control myself because I understand the negative consequences that can happen over time. Children have not developed these skills yet.
Laws have to be applied unilaterally. If you start applying these kinds of restrictions to all adults you end up like the UK and Republican states where you have to pass a job-interview-style screening to open pornhub.com.
I have the life experience and mental development that enables me to control myself
That’s good for you but most adults clearly don’t have that either. And as you know we all reap the benefits of others’ poor choices. So fuck them? And fuck us all as a society? Fuck anyone over the age of 17?
If you start applying these kinds of restrictions to all adults you end up like the UK and Republican states where you have to pass a job-interview-style screening to open pornhub.com.
I am implying they should be applied unilaterally, not only to adults, and not only to children.
Sorry, I’m not trying to put words in your mouth. You are saying that all online safety regulations should apply unilaterally to all ages right? Currently porn is banned for anyone under 18, and you want to extend that to everyone, right? Or do you mean something else when you say “apply unilaterally”?
100% But with adults one can always blame the agency of the individual. not so much for children.
that’s why children are always brought up when trying to censor things or contol the population.
Although in this case I agree. those platforms are designed to be as addictive as possible. my life significantly improved after I used yt revanced to eliminate shorts. because I lack the self control to ignore them.
Why does everyone talk about children as if adults aren’t susceptible to the same mechanisms?
You’re right that as an adult I still really want some ice cream every time I see it. But I have the life experience and mental development that enables me to control myself because I understand the negative consequences that can happen over time. Children have not developed these skills yet.
Laws have to be applied unilaterally. If you start applying these kinds of restrictions to all adults you end up like the UK and Republican states where you have to pass a job-interview-style screening to open pornhub.com.
That’s good for you but most adults clearly don’t have that either. And as you know we all reap the benefits of others’ poor choices. So fuck them? And fuck us all as a society? Fuck anyone over the age of 17?
I am implying they should be applied unilaterally, not only to adults, and not only to children.
So you are actually, truly, pro-interview-for-porn because some adults have no self control? I think you will find that stance to be wildly unpopular.
That’s very clearly not what I said or insinuated in any way.
Sorry, I’m not trying to put words in your mouth. You are saying that all online safety regulations should apply unilaterally to all ages right? Currently porn is banned for anyone under 18, and you want to extend that to everyone, right? Or do you mean something else when you say “apply unilaterally”?
We weren’t talking about porn, we were talking about social media…
100% But with adults one can always blame the agency of the individual. not so much for children.
that’s why children are always brought up when trying to censor things or contol the population.
Although in this case I agree. those platforms are designed to be as addictive as possible. my life significantly improved after I used yt revanced to eliminate shorts. because I lack the self control to ignore them.