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Kids Don’t Think Congress Has Their Best Interests In Mind With Their Grandstanding ‘Protect The Children’ Hearing (www.techdirt.com)

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Kids Don’t Think Congress Has Their Best Interests In Mind With Their Grandstanding ‘Protect The Children’ Hearing::We’ve covered a few stories this week related to the Senate hearing on “kids safety” and there’s going to be a lot more in the coming weeks as those same Senators grandstand and yell about “protect the children!” and generally make fools of themselves. I think Casey Newton’s summary of the spectacle is about right:…

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[–] SpiceDealer@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I don't want Congress raising our nation's children. They always use their "protect children" dog whistle to cause panic and yet get nowhere. Parents should really stop asking the government to raise their children for them.

[–] Badeendje@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

What a silly completely uninformed take!

In one corner, parents who want to do the best for their children.
In the other corner, a 600 pound gorilla that is intent on fucking up their children...

Governments need to regulate businesses. No one wants the to raise children.

Parents stand no chance against teams of trained psychologist, behavioral testing, limitless A/B testing, and the constant application of external pressure on both parents and children in a hyper targeted environment. That shows unrealistic Views into other people's lives, emphasises hate, anger, envy because it gets clicks and engagement.

Where the only way to win is not to play, but this is also not an option because society demands it. Governments on Facebook, Twitter and such.

Fuck (gambling) commercials, micro transactions, children targeted apps, xxx as-a-service, it all normalizes the predation on children and will no doubt affect future generations.