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jacobrogers256 t1_iy5cr5n wrote

Reply to comment by gatonegro97 in Contrary To Popular Opinion, Most Teens Get Real Value Out Of Social Media by AerialDarkguy

I think social media is good, but monetization of it is not. Just compare Usenet and IRC to Reddit and Discord.

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3mium t1_iy5fcl7 wrote

As somebody addicted to the internet. No. It’s not good. And I don’t think any teenagers should have access to it period.

Just look at what a cesspool r/teenagers is.

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jacobrogers256 t1_iy5ms0i wrote

It is good as long as it is run by the people using it, with open software and good moderation.

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RoncinanteAmoroso t1_iy5pub1 wrote

It' not good in any shape and form, and moderation is dictatorship.

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jacobrogers256 t1_iy5q0py wrote

If you do not like the mods, you can go somewhere else. That is the joy of the 1rst amendment. Ahhhh, isnt freedom nice?

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3mium t1_iy5sa28 wrote

Uh, no. None of the discord moderators are properly vetted or trained to babysit teenagers all day.

Especially hormonal/suicidal teenagers in discord servers.

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jacobrogers256 t1_iy5sidx wrote

Enter IRC. You could run your own IRC if you do not like discord, and moderate it yourself.

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3mium t1_iy5sz8t wrote

So you’re telling me,

People should be allowed to run mental health servers. Where they are not vetted or trained. And anonymous.

While moderating a bunch of suicidal ideation kids who are also anonymous, where they have no actual capable ability to actually support?

And do all that for free?

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jacobrogers256 t1_iy5t8un wrote

I did not read the mental health part.

Even so, you could enlist the help of a mental health professional to help.

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3mium t1_iy5td44 wrote

???????????????????????

I’m saying it’s happening as we speak.

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jacobrogers256 t1_iy5cui7 wrote

Not saying Reddit is bad, just that it pushes political content and other things to keep you hooked.

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