Comment on The inarguable case for banning social media for teens
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
This is ageism. Social media should be banned for everyone.
Internet anonymity in general is a terrible thing and I would do away with it if I could. I’m impossible to say who’s a real person, who’s a bot, who’s an alternate account. It’s allowed every evil and terrible person to find others like them and embolden each other without the oversight of social pressure from the rest of society which I think is an essentially needed social cue of healthy human communities.
Yes I realize the irony of posting this on Lemmy.
Fuuuuck that. The option of anonymity is essential to freedom of expression especially where authoritarianism takes root. Especially important now.
I agree with you but it does cut both ways. Anonymity empowers assholes, too.
OK, legal name, Id
Give
L take. There’s no shortage of people on FB posting under their real names some takes that are no better than those of the average /pol/ user. Anonymity is not the problem here.
remington@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
I don’t believe you read the article nor gave this any thought before you made your flippant comment. Also, you give no reasoning for your dogmatic statements.
infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 3 weeks ago
Sounds like someone needs to take a little break from social media.
remington@beehaw.org 3 weeks ago
Why is that?