this post was submitted on 29 Jun 2023
1481 points (88.5% liked)
Showerthoughts
29423 readers
409 users here now
A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.
Rules
- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- Posts must be original/unique
- Be good to others - no bigotry - including racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, or xenophobia
- Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
Disagreed. But I would agree if you had said 13.
Social media is bad for your mental health and development, but it isn't as absurdly awful as Alcohol, and doesn't require the level of responsibility of Driving. Plus, there ARE positives to social media.
Blocking people off before 18 stunts people's ability to get into niche hobbies, of finding others with different world views and of being able to share niche creations. While some kids are prodigies as early as 7 year olds, the vast majority of people has the ability to be able to produce something of quality by 12 if they focus and try. Doesn't matter if most misuse and doomscroll, it's in their right.