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thiago_fmtoday at 12:01 PM4 repliesview on HN

Why should only kids be protected from addiction?

I have a hard time understanding this.

We have plenty of adults with terrible social media addiction that is destroying their lives, and nothing being done about it.


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mrintegritytoday at 3:30 PM

My girlfriend's mother is visiting, 60 years old and constantly looking at instagram. I was sharing my data plan so she could use her phone outside the house but started lying that my plan had run out. Gives "parental controls" a whole new meaning!

gib444today at 12:05 PM

Makes it an easier sell politically. If you position it as dangerous to kids in particular, your opposition then looks like they're encouraging child harm.

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Mashimotoday at 12:05 PM

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indymiketoday at 1:18 PM

This is the best question of all. Why are we allowing this?