• db0M
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    PTB. This is unreasonable. Also trying to prevent teenagers from accessing the internet is just going to lead to all teenagers just lying about their age. It’s not going to stop it. It’s just going to mean they can’t discuss their actual opinions and issues honestly. It would also reinforce the need to lie to be part of culture, which is just not healthy.

    • Teenagers lying about their age on the internet is as old as teenagers on the internet.

      Keeping the age barriers in place is good anyway. It communicates to younger people clearly that the content is not considered suitable for them. It gives them a moment to think and reconsider.

      Participating in online culture might be generally not healthy for adults as well.

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        246 days ago

        What’s most important is that you got to feel smug.

        • @PugJesus@lemmy.world
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          -236 days ago

          What’s most important is that you got to feel smug.

          What’s most important is not having every fucking instance other than .world hanging from a legal thread. Isn’t your instance based in the E fucking U? That’s not exactly the wild fucking west as far as legal requirements for hosts go.

          Believe it or not, I don’t want any of this shit going down. I’m not fucking 20, I’m not full of vim and vigor. I don’t get a fucking thrill out of fighting with people online anymore. I question why I stay in these communities when everyone seems content to play chicken on the railroad tracks.

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            I don’t get a fucking thrill out of fighting with people online anymore.

            I find this hard to believe

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                after two decades of unfettered internet access, I still love picking fights.

                maybe I’m just built different

            • @PugJesus@lemmy.world
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              I find this hard to believe

              I find it tedious and miserable. I engage for the same reason I can’t leave trash on the floor - the inaction irritates me more than the tedious action. If I find trash on the floor constantly in a public area, I’m more likely to leave than become a super-cleaner.

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            Man, that constant “I’m the only adult in the room” vibe you try to have is getting obnoxious old.

            • @PugJesus@lemmy.world
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              Man, that constant “I’m the only adult in the room” vibe you try to have is getting obnoxious old.

              Yeah, I fucking agree. It’s getting real old being the only adult in the room. I didn’t realize the admins of most Lemmy instances were just winging it, thinking “Well, when it comes crashing down, it comes crashing down 😊”

              Utter zero-foresight techbro shite. Jesus Christ.

              • db0M
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                276 days ago

                Sadly You’re not the real adult in the room. You’re just a smuglord who’s way too high on the smell of their own farts.

                • @PugJesus@lemmy.world
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                  Sadly You’re not the real adult in the room. You’re just a smuglord who’s way too high on the smell of their own farts.

                  Legit, I thought you took your instance more seriously than this. This is basic covering-your-ass shit.

                  • db0M
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                    196 days ago

                    I am not inclined to seriously discuss our instance with people who act obnoxiously.