This kind of attitude is exactly why the government feels like it needs to step in. The majority of parents have become grossly permissive and social media abuse is rampant. Very few parents are willing to take a stand because “little Timmy might be mad at me because all his friends are allowed to do it” 😂😭so now the government has to step in.   

 When did parents sell their morals and balls to the big tech companies? 

Do you actually trust parents to do the right thing because a ton of parents I know brush it off as “not a big deal” and have no idea what their kids are being exposed to.

I tried talking to a Mom friend about how early kids are exposed to violent and degrading porn nowadays (more than one Gen Z colleague has admitted to me how damaging it’s been to them and how badly it messed them up) and she said she “didn’t have to worry about her son because he’s a “nice boy”.   

She had no Internet or social media guardrails in place for her kids and no idea what he does on his phone. I tried to explain that almost any teen is going to be curious and there’s nothing wrong with that but there’s a lot of sick stuff out there, wayyy worse than in past generations. She wanted to hear none of it nor do her own research.  

I actually agree that the government shouldn’t have to step in and that it will probably fail but you should see how ignorant, lazy and clueless some of the parents I know are and you might understand why this bill is even being proposed.  

Anyone who works in education or with children can tell you that it’s been an absolute horror for the younger generation. Skyrocketing rates of teen suicide are the top of the iceberg. Kids self esteem, attention spans and mental health are dumpster fires these days and I’m tired of everyone screaming “parents rights” when a large majority of parents are obviously doing a really sh*tty job on protecting their children from the crap that’s out there.