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The US Surgeon General has decided that social media needs warning labels similar to the parental warnings about explicit music in the 90’s… This is a moral panic which has no basis in science.

nostr:npub1f4faufazfl4cf43c893wx5ppnlqfu4evy2shc4p9gknfe56mqelsc5f7ql has two great articles, one digging in to why warning labels on social media is a terrible idea.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-surgeon-general-is-wrong-social-media-doesnt-need-warning-labels

And then another on why Jonathan Haidt’s new book “The Anxious Generation” blames youth mental health issues on social media in a way that’s easy, wrong, and dangerous.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-coddling-of-the-american-parent

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It's Moro! 1y ago

i think we are entering into a political stage where the bankrupt and mediocre administrative state will always present 'cures' to dangers presented by new things that are more harmful than the 'disease' guaranteed, squeezing any value creation by entreprenuers to death or stopping it before it emerges. like an event horizon we cannot come back from, it gets worse from here before it gets better.

ManiMe 1y ago

End of the day, hyperbole aside, they are targeting algos. Specifically (here’s the dangerous part) lack of choice about algos. This is Nostr’s argument also.

Now “freedom tech” doesn’t have a voice yet to push back, and even if it did, freedom itself is tainted by moral panic … so chances are that “freedom to choose” won’t make it into any law… but if it did. Nostr wins.

I’m not saying more laws are better … but if this fear mongering moral panic gets traction, then Nostr (and freedom tech) might have a chance to come out on top.

Slim. But maybe.

miggymofongo ☆彡 1y ago

Would you say the same about the warning label that fashes when you open up Pokemon Go? Or Lanier’s book about why you should delete your social media accounts? I’ve cited some of the reasons in the book to my friends when getting them to come to Nostr lol

inpc 1y ago

So what would be an appropriate warning for Nostr?

inpc 1y ago

By appropriate, I mean amusing…

Bitcoin Rain Man 1y ago

What ages are your kids?

rabble 1y ago

Now? 17 and 14… The most recent thing was a discussion about how 4chan is a pretty problematic forum and it’s not healthy to spend too much time there. We’ve had lots of discussions about the way the internet works and how to understand it. But my kid’s mom works at / on Tor, so it’s not like we were going to tightly control / monitor their internet usage. More it’s about conversations and while parenting is hard, being a teenager is hard, the internet and social media hasn’t been the hard part. More it’s been a place where they’ve found connection, meaning, and support.

We’ve moved a lot and discord and games has been a major way in which they’ve been able to keep long term friendships that they would have lost without things like discord.

Bitcoin Rain Man 1y ago

Yeah, thanks, that all makes sense. I myself use social media to try to connect with people who share my interests. It doesn't really work, but what can you do! My kids are 1 and 2 now, we haven't made it to social media phase yet.