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 Not what I said. I said governments signal what is "right" and "wrong" to many people. People still need to do what they think is best. Parents still need to do what they think is best.

I never proposed that parents shouldn't be allowed to make their own decisions or work around government rules if it makes sense, just that there are a lot of NPCs out there and if we care about THEIR kids, then we need to speak their language and signal through the government that kids shouldn't use social media until they have had a chance to have learned basic social and critical thinking skills.