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Politics, politics, politics (so long and thanks for all the fish)

MartyFunkhouser said:
Hahaha yeh and also in other social circles when mates are not there. We have a plan down cold with our son about screen time, but its tough, its so normalised
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You've mentioned some problems but there are so many potential issues.

Brain developmental issues
Addiction issues
Social skills development
Problems Self regulating
Constant judgement and comparison
Bullying
Grooming
Content they are fed -neg subject matter
Content they are fed - they shouldn't see
Content they are fed - flimflam advertising/influencer
The amount of time they are simply wasting (look at any of their phone use monitoring apps, 😳)...it's literally taken over so many sports/hobbies/interests they were doing or could be doing.
All the traits of addiction.

The problem is I absolutely hate the fudging thing (not the phone really, social media and the screen addiction), so I have to keep my anger (yes, it feels like anger) in check when tensions around it arise. I think, as the adult, I can see the multiple problems around it (short and long term) and it's born out of parental protection for my daughter.

The bottom line is, the companies are clams and don't give a fudge.

My worry is, I can easily see they'll be a certain generation that we will look back on as guinea pigs. But the damage will already be done.
 
ricky2tricky4city said:
You've mentioned some problems but there are so many potential issues.

Brain developmental issues
Addiction issues
Social skills development
Problems Self regulating
Constant judgement and comparison
Bullying
Grooming
Content they are fed -neg subject matter
Content they are fed - they shouldn't see
Content they are fed - flimflam advertising/influencer
The amount of time they are simply wasting (look at any of their phone use monitoring apps, 😳)...it's literally taken over so many sports/hobbies/interests they were doing or could be doing.
All the traits of addiction.

The problem is I absolutely hate the fudging thing (not the phone really, social media and the screen addiction), so I have to keep my anger (yes, it feels like anger) in check when tensions around it arise. I think, as the adult, I can see the multiple problems around it (short and long term) and it's born out of parental protection for my daughter.

The bottom line is, the companies are clams and don't give a fudge.

My worry is, I can easily see they'll be a certain generation that we will look back on as guinea pigs. But the damage will already be done.
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Yeh, there are HUGE issues around it, YT, Insta, Twitter have basically monetised lying, I have said that a few times but making people like Alex Jones rich for spouting rubbish (add any name you wish, like Brand etc) means people wrongly associate wealth with being correct (look at the Tates) its a terrible world we have created with it all IMO. Thats before you look at the shock and ridicule culture that YT thrives on, taking the p1ss and pranks on people, I mean its just a massive race the bottom,
 
Sadly, social media and devices have already had their way with a generation and agents of chaos have manipulated continents with them too. For me, the only way is to try and teach kids exactly how these tools work, how to use them, the harm they can do as well as the good they can do. I think the pathway is to actually acknowledge and support some of the good things which have come from it all first, otherwise it becomes 'generational' and fuel for rebellion.
Massive topic and one which is so complex...
 
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