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  Everyone has rights? Except women, you mean. Except LGBTQia, except black people or homeless people in America. The new America is definitely not about more people having rights, it's about less having them.
context: What I don’t get is why they blocked Facebook in my district but not Tik Tok. Seems like Tik Tok is facebook on crack, so… >
  
  If anyone needs disciplining, it's the adults. >
  
  Parents give their kid a device, let them install whatever they want and then say, "okay go to your room and leave me alone" and then act surprised when they turn out poorly socially adjusted. >
  
  People judge parents a lot.  I guess we could go Amish and take away devices altogether.  But the truth is society has changed where devices are standard use and kids want to be social with their friends.
  If people have constructive advice or a playbook I’d welcome it.  But as far as I know this is the first time in human history parents have been given this extra burden.  Used to, friends and family helped and kids ran around til dark.
  Parenting is hard when you don’t live around family.
  Truth is, parents are worn out and mentally stressed themselves.  Most can’t afford the counseling that would greatly benefit them and their family.
  I wish we didn’t have phones.  I have a 12 year old and I can’t protect her from you people online. >
  
  Screen time and tools are also counterintuitive. You simply cannot be the lockdown parent without repercussions. We walk a fine line and struggle to keep them away from trash. It’s inevitable that they are exposed to it. It’s a lot of work to parent on this front. Communication is so key. >
  
  So basically these schools are suing on behalf of parents... And also taking the cash? >
  
  Someone's got to pay for the therapy to undo the "make people hate each other to sell ads" shit. >
  
  And for the teachers’ therapy after students do some shit like “eat the class fish TikTok challenge” >
  
  And for the stomach pump. >
  
  I’m 37 now, engaged and don’t have a kid yet…but I told my fiancé the other day that this exact thing is my greatest fear in raising a child…how to parent and influence your child positively in the age of social media. Hopefully by the time my kid is getting a phone we will look at social media the same way we do smoking or alcohol and it won’t be weird for parents & families to have an “anti” stance on the whole thing. Looks like it’s already moving in that direction. >
  
  My parents were afraid I'd go online and see a boob. I'm afraid my son will go online and become alt-right. >
  
  Straight up. >
  
  Deleted Facebook 3 years ago and never looked back. Yes, reddit is technically social media but is much more anonymous and has much more educational dialog so I give it a pass. Also, especially when living in a more rural area, it's a great way to network with other tech savvy people, i.e. electronics hobbyists, amateur programmers, etc. Never bothered with instagram, snapchat, tiktok or that other stuff. >
  
  I'm weening off Facebook, and finding generally speaking people on Reddit are better, however I've also noticed that there's a lot of Facebook asshats moving at the same time as Facebook collapses. >
  
  Dude I’m a software engineer. Python is everywhere, it’s not related to demographic. >
  
  You’re crossing a divide and leaping to a conclusion… bring it down a notch… “there’s a correlation between people who don’t read and stupid” >
  
  I expect people who read are too. Rural Texas though? I guess people are also rare… so you’ve got a ratio of (few people):(few people that read):(few people who code) >
  
  Why not also sue parents? >
  
  i agree, these tech companies did not give these children access, their parents did. >
  
  Except that the tech companies did literally give the children access. >
  
  Unless the kids are accessing these tech sites with ESP, the parents gave the kids the technology to access these sites or gave permission for the kids to use a device that has access to these sites. The parents are the ones ultimately responsible. >
  
  Because kids are never given internet access for something like homework and then dick around on social media instead. >
  
  Here's a thought exercise, if a kid misbehaves in school, is it the responsibility of the parent to correct the behavior? Yes
  If a kid is caught watching porn, can the parents can be legally charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor? Yes
  There's plenty of legal examples already declaring parents are the ultimate gate keeper to what their kids do, including online. You also can't use the excuse of parents not knowing how to do this, as they grew up with the internet at this point. >
  
  Some parents suck,what than? Shoul we not help them so we don’t have to deal with bigger assholes later? >
  
  I agree we should hold the parents accountable for this. Can't parent? Then the kids should go live with someone more qualified and maybe they can come back when the parent's are better equipped for raising children. >
  
  Title should read: Seattle Law firm tricks school district into wasting tax payer money on a hopeless nonsense lawsuit in the hope to halt…. The internet. >
  
  Next they sue for world peace >
  
  Does anyone know if TV companies were ever sued in early days? Pretty sure video game companies have been. >
  
  This might be an unpopular opinion, but as much as I dislike social media, I think this is ridiculous. The platforms aren’t the problem, it’s the lack of regulation within them allowing for malicious usage. Better regulation, government or otherwise would make these platforms far better for society as a whole. For me it’s very similar to suing gun manufacturers because some wacko uses their product to kill people. Are most gun manufacturers shitty companies? Yea, probably. Just like most social media companies. But the lack of regulation and the lack of attention given to providing help for mental health is more of a contributor than the company providing a product to the rest of society that is responsible. >
  
  Regulation is rather vague.  What is the solution really? To require proof of ID to use social media? >
  
  I honestly don’t know what the solution is. I was just voicing an opinion. Whatever the solution, it’s definitely a complicated one. >
  
  The ONLY people that will benefit from these frivolous lawsuits are the lawyers, well maybe also the schools for kudos🤷‍♂️ >
  
  It is the responsibity of schools and parents to teach children that it's wrong to bully. Social media has caused more harm than good in a lot of ways, but this particular one is tne schools' failing, not the tech giants'. Maybe if they'd do their job and crack down on the bullies as hard as they have to, the world would be a better place, but this is a problem much older than social media. >
  
  Shouldn’t they be suing the parents that allow access to the technology?
  This is like a school suing Pabst Blue Ribbon because a kid comes to school drunk everyday. >
  
  The modern scapegoat for bad behavior. Years ago it was music/video games, now it’s social media. Anything to point the finger away from those actually in charge of the children involved. >
  
  The new America, Where everyone has rights but zero responsibility.