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  • Jack William Belljackwilliambell@rustedneuron.com
    Aug 27, 2026, 1:32 AM

    We age-restrict things like alcohol and gambling not because they are 'safe for adults', but rather because at some point you become fully responsible for your own choices. And some adults then make terrible choices with them.

    If Meta's products are addictive for children, *they are also addictive for adults*. If children's learning capacity is harmed by #AI, *the same can happen for adults*. It's simple and straight-forward and we need to acknowledge this isn't a 'child problem'.

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  • Jack William Belljackwilliambell@rustedneuron.com
    Aug 27, 2026, 1:36 AM

    Really? It's a 'human problem' and one where giant corporations are the worst and most active villains. The question we need to be asking is: "How harmful are they?"

    And if the answer is, "As bad as heroin?"

    Then we need to act like these things are as bad as heroin. Or whatever other thing we restrict for everyone or allow limited access for everyone or maybe allow adults to use with the foreknowledge some of them will make bad choices.

    This isn't about children. It's about all of us.

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