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paddepadde 🐈‍⬛ · 58w
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Sjors Provoost (possibly compromised) · 91w
Unfortunately I think the net effect of this overreach is that any such discussion will be overwhelmed by noise. The Netherlands banned phones in classroom. Opsec concerns aside, that seems more reas...
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A school-based ban does indeed seem like the best option, even though it doesn't fully address the problem.

Putting this on parents alone might not be the right approach, individual parents can't fight a billion dollar industry that specifically designs their applications with armies of specialists to get children addicted to devices and applications. (Which of course doesn't relieve the parents of their responsibilities either.)
Sjors Provoost (possibly compromised) · 91w
I know social media is bad for adults, and worse for children. That does not justify a ban. Parents can choose to not give devices to their kids, or lock them out of specific apps. Yes, the kids can c...
Fulmo ⚡ profile picture
Maybe a ban on a national level is a bit drastic, and I certainly do see the points you're raising about enforceability. However, I hope this starts an even wider discussion so the general message settles in and teachers, parents and other caretakers get the help they need to fight this epidemic.
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Sjors Provoost (possibly compromised) · 91w
Unfortunately I think the net effect of this overreach is that any such discussion will be overwhelmed by noise. The Netherlands banned phones in classroom. Opsec concerns aside, that seems more reasonable, doesn't bother adults or anyone outside the country.
Sjors Provoost (possibly compromised) · 91w
I'm fine with assuming for now that there's nothing more behind it than just regular mass hysteria about child safety from [satanic cults, metal music, social media, insert trend]. The danger is the ...
Fulmo ⚡ profile picture
Maybe this helps to get some background and scientific data on the discussion:

https://jonathanhaidt.com/anxious-generation/

TL;DR: The data shows that the constant availability of social media on smart devices has significantly decreased mental health and does significantly hinder the social and emotional development of children.
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Sjors Provoost (possibly compromised) · 91w
I know social media is bad for adults, and worse for children. That does not justify a ban. Parents can choose to not give devices to their kids, or lock them out of specific apps. Yes, the kids can circumvent that, just like they can circumvent this law with a VPN. So it's useless. But it's worse ...
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Fulmo ⚡ profile picture
eCash is a concept for anonymous electronic cash. It's seeing a renaissance with Bitcoin as the monetary base (instead of fiat). You interact with a custodial mint and send your BTC (onchain or via LN) to a mint. The mint, in return, gives you eCash tokens. Those tokens can be redeemed by anyone at the mint for BTC.

In the case of the payment for silent.link, I handed ~15000 Sats in eCash tokens to the mint, and the mint paid a Lightning invoice on my behalf. The mint doesn't know who I am, so the Lightning payment is completely disconnected to any identity.

Hope that helps a bit.
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