Path: ...!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Rod Speed" Newsgroups: comp.misc,nz.general,aus.computers Subject: Re: Banning Social Media For Under-16s Date: Fri, 23 May 2025 10:45:18 +1000 Lines: 44 Message-ID: References: <10044na$30sk8$1@dont-email.me> <100ao1q.t98.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <100am2l$3la$1@panix2.panix.com> <100b86k$kn2g$3@dont-email.me> <100n9be$2s$1@panix2.panix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: individual.net diVzJN/pzKE7rIaKUnwDRwJoZE2LRSJIZoPXyVH2e3YqhLrr4= Cancel-Lock: sha1:MdJXXw08WS9AP6D1UqGN7BOfVhg= sha256:/4Wy/URu68GyU6gSYN5X0NnG02ho50VWFOp8WEZhKvQ= User-Agent: Opera Mail/1.0 (Win32) Bytes: 2449 Peter Jason wrote > kludge@panix.com (Scott Dorsey) wrote >> Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote >>> Scott Dorsey wrote >>>> The only solution is to actually educate kids about sex ... Not even possible >>> Some right-wingers have religious objections to that though, don't >>> they? >> Not just right-wingers. Plenty of folks left and center have social >> objections to that. (Most of the claimed religious objections on the >> right turn out to be social objections when carefully inspected.) >> We live in a society that is very messed-up about sex and that isn't >> going to change until people see places that are less so. The nice >> thing about the internet is that it gives kids an opportunity to see >> places that are less so. The bad thing about the internet is that it >> provides no context. > There has to be some balance between freedom and control. Bullshit > In the USA various venereal diseases, like clamidia andgonorrhea are > out of control, especially among blacks. Bullshit > The mechanics of sex must be combined with social skills& > responsibilities and should be taught from a young age. Not even possible. > Various religions oppose this mainly inthe endeavor to breed more > adherents, That's not why they do that > and the costs of caring for bastards and gravid mothers. In fact the stupid child benefits system actually encourages that