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depression existed before smartphones, but now everyone can record viral tiktoks lamenting their depression for views/engagement while other depressed people co

• bluescrn 2y ago
  Worse than that, there's sites where they can discuss suicide and get advice on methods. Now maybe adults should be free to discuss these things, but it's certainly something that young people should be protected from.
  • Tomte 2y ago
    The alt.suicide.holiday FAQ has existed for a very long time.
    • ben_w 2y ago
      And? Do documents suddenly become suitable for kids when they — the documents, not the kids — are old enough?
      • Tomte 2y ago
        The information has always been openly available, that‘s not new.
        • ben_w 2y ago
          That is a restatement of a clause in the question (document is old), not an answer (is it suitable for kids).
    • neglesaks 2y ago
      USENET was generally known to and read only by adults. That doesn't apply to youth today like machine-gun-cadence, trivially accessible, algo-driven audiovisual content on Facebook, Youtube, Tiktok etc. Is.
      • Tomte 2y ago
        Because back then mostly adults were online. But besides that, the FAQ is also a web site.