By my experience, that didn’t happen. To them or most of their friends. Yes, I know it didn’t, the last one just left school and they were honest with us about it.

ages of consent, alcohol consumption, driving

Are vastly different from engaging in social networks. That’s why good parents object to this.

I’ll ask again; do you have any experience raising children. For that matter, drinking or driving?

if something has bipartisan support

It doesn’t mean it’s in our interest and often means it’s lucky country politics.

[–] fizzle@quokk.au 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

I do have kids approaching this age, but I dont see how thats relevant.

Even as a childless bachelor, any idiot can conclude that children spending less time on social media is good for society.

[–] stylusmobilus@aussie.zone 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

It’s relevant because a lot of us who have raised children understand where the government has gone wrong with this.

That doesn’t mean we all agree, some parents who’ve been through this agree with the law, as you said.

The peer pressure, if it happens, will continue; that’s something I’ll let you know now before yours get to that age. In fact it’ll be stronger because this time they’re really being a rebel; it’s not just mum and dad.

Any idiot concluding that keeping children off social networks is a good thing, is not the same as a government introducing flawed legislation to do that, legislation which will be ineffective. As for what other problems arise from this, we have to wait and see.

Edit: they’re for you’re, third paragraph.

Edit 2: last paragraph for clarity