Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoNorwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social mediawww.euractiv.comexternal-linkmessage-square120fedilinkarrow-up1736
arrow-up1736external-linkNorwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social mediawww.euractiv.comSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square120fedilink
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·2 months ago Social media isn’t bad inherently. Addictive algorithms, violation of user privacy, etc. is bad. Cigarettes aren’t bad for you. It’s just the burning tar and the nicotine.
minus-squareNalivai@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 months agoBut social media don’t have to burn tar. They chose to because this way they can get more money, but it’s not an inherent part of the system, it’s an exploitation of it for profit, and can be separated
minus-squareDr. Moose@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agocomparing substances to social media is fucking stupid and you should feel bad.
Cigarettes aren’t bad for you. It’s just the burning tar and the nicotine.
But social media don’t have to burn tar. They chose to because this way they can get more money, but it’s not an inherent part of the system, it’s an exploitation of it for profit, and can be separated
This. ^
comparing substances to social media is fucking stupid and you should feel bad.