There’s so many. I was there 2000 years ago when we just hung out on IRCs and xmpp.

If you actually dig into the studies a lot of the excessive socmed time of kids is chatting. what we used to do with MSN and shite.

Kids will find a way to hang out and share stuff. Probably better that it happens in the light.

I am reminded of older attitudes towards sex and teens. Preventing kids from being open about their sexual activities didn’t make it safe, it meant that people fucked in filthy places and didn’t have a proper education, or made friends with someone seedy as to get porn.

We should provide safe® alternatives, not ban things and then pretend that bored teenagers aren’t some of the most creative people on the planet.