China and our children. AIBU to be deeply concerned?

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I read this article and am so concerned. So many of our kids are on TT.

https://nypost.com/2023/02/25/china-is-hurting-us-kids-with-tiktok-but-protecting-its-own/amp/

Basically, TT and other SM have the same effect on our brain as addictive substances such as heroine. Developers know this and create highly addictive (make use of our knowledge of the reward centre in our brain), apps/platforms/games that leave us with dopamine crashes when we can’t have it. So that tantrum or meltdown when we say ‘turn screens off now’ is partly, if not mostly, to do with that, is one example.

The article above says that China use different algorithms there for TT so it is helpful for children’s development. They are peddling addictive, concentration lowering crap to children around the world, but protecting their own children.

Why are we allowing this? Why are we not protecting our children too? The science is there.

And AIBU to think that we are at risk, as a country, of raising a generation that will be less well adapted and more vulnerable in the future to a hostile take over?

Well. I did wonder. 😂

And maybe you’re the one with the bee in their bonnet. Maybe you’re used to people not challenging you.

Oooo. You are good. 😂

Hardly. You’ve been trying to derail for ages whereas I stuck to your topic. If you didn’t want to discuss the actual topic you could have stopped at any point.

I still want to know what magic controls you think the govt can introduce that will fix the issue of parents not using the available controls and actively lying to gain their children access to things they shouldn’t be accessing.

😂

And you’ve resorted to emojis. Really?

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That really is the definition of someone who cannot walk away from the thread when they’ve got nothing to say.

On that subject, you never did answer re how many children are actually accessing tik tok.

Presumably you don’t have kids around? Because this is a terrible example you’re setting.

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It’s interesting that you have accused me of wanting a ding dong and the last word. Yet here you are posting emojis for no other reason than to have the last “word”. Although arguably I have now that you’re on emojis. Yet I’m still replying. As if the last word isn’t actually my objective.

You’ve also started a thread that was xenophobic, back pedalled, talked endlessly about the harm and again here you are. Engaging in social media in a negative way on a Sunday afternoon. You’re aware that proving the overriding point? That government can’t legislate this. This is an active choice that you, an adult, is choosing to make.

ooo. Nice move.

Only it’s not a move. It’s a discussion.

Is it now?

You know the definition of discussion right?

Yes. I do.

And this is one. Until one of us ends it.

And on that note. I’m nearly home with my children and cease to find this conversation of value. So I’m off.

so?

Bye bye. Take care.

@LinLui . Are you from China? I would say yes judging by your username. It really would not surprise me if China is doing the things mentioned in the OP. They put innocent people in concentration camps so nothing China does would surprise me anymore.