Now, in my beliefs, I agree with you, having also lived that dialup BBS life in the late 80s and early 90s. But part of me always triggers when I hear "when I was a kid, I [did thing] and I turned out fine!" Because maybe we did, and those that didn't aren't posting about it. The same arguments are used about bike helmets and seat belts.
The social media of today is like comparing "I ate hamburgers as a kid, and I turned out fine," and comparing them to eating fast food burgers every day. There's a difference in volume, calories, and lifestyle.
We should be making decisions on what's appropriate using science, not feels. I don't know if the Utah law is based on any sound research, but given that it's Utah, I'm assuming not.
I'm not saying they're wrong, but yeah, it really comes off as how boomers talk about how they lived through lead paint/gas "just fine" and worked their way through college. Things have exponentially shifted since the heyday of irc and chatrooms, and while I don't think a dumb curfew is the solution, it's a problem that needs some sort of addressing.
This could also be survivors bias.
Now, in my beliefs, I agree with you, having also lived that dialup BBS life in the late 80s and early 90s. But part of me always triggers when I hear "when I was a kid, I [did thing] and I turned out fine!" Because maybe we did, and those that didn't aren't posting about it. The same arguments are used about bike helmets and seat belts.
The social media of today is like comparing "I ate hamburgers as a kid, and I turned out fine," and comparing them to eating fast food burgers every day. There's a difference in volume, calories, and lifestyle.
We should be making decisions on what's appropriate using science, not feels. I don't know if the Utah law is based on any sound research, but given that it's Utah, I'm assuming not.
I'm not saying they're wrong, but yeah, it really comes off as how boomers talk about how they lived through lead paint/gas "just fine" and worked their way through college. Things have exponentially shifted since the heyday of irc and chatrooms, and while I don't think a dumb curfew is the solution, it's a problem that needs some sort of addressing.