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There is also, separately from that, a need to protect kids from growing up into the people in Idiocracy.


They already failed to do that by steadily eroding the educational system and its standards over the last 50-70 years. We’re already there. The electorate can’t locate the countries on a map in which the US is fighting multiple wars in their name.

Banning Instagram ain’t gonna fix that.

This is not in any way whatsoever about children.


Is it possible that two or more things both harm children?


Let's ban books and skateboards too


I think they already did that.


Getting children to not grow up into idiots requires intense parental interactions, healthy environments, and the ability to explore and get hurt. Identification isn't even on the list.


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We already have ways to deal with people who are a danger to society that don't involve making the government itself a danger to society.




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