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New comment by nxor in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

nxor — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 01:01:45 +0000

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New comment by nxor in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

nxor — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:54:31 +0000

You are correct. And when they try to undermine you they prove your point. There are more mtf people than ftm people because until recently, the it was not a trend among teen girls.

New comment by nxor in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

nxor — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:51:13 +0000

Liberals can also be authoritarian. See reddit, where ideas that don't conform are typically downvoted out. Here too.

New comment by nxor in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

nxor — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:12:45 +0000

1. I am not saying people are playing outside at the same levels. 2. I live in the rust belt and don't need to be told what I see is fearmongering. I have been personally affected by it.

New comment by nxor in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

nxor — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 22:11:20 +0000

This might interest you:

No Such Thing as Bad Weather by Linda McGurk

I read this book in school and it's about this difference between Europe / Scandinavia and a rural part of Indiana

I'm not saying kids don't play outside, just that the violence is why some parents fear it. I agree the internet makes this fear worse but frankly, EVEN ONE CRIME is scary enough if you ask me

A 26 year old girl was set on fire in Chicago public transportation. It's really unforgiveable to me when people then say I'm "fearmongering"

Yes, I fear being attacked on public transport!

New comment by nxor in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

nxor — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:34:42 +0000

Could not have said it better. The harm these apps are doing is so immense. Why form any hobby at all when you can scroll four hours of tik tok a day?

New comment by nxor in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

nxor — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:33:42 +0000

That's the spirit. Gotta get that ad revenue.

New comment by nxor in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

nxor — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:33:16 +0000

Absolutely second this, and I am part of the younger generation. Technology is isolating. Social media feeds superficial relationships. The anxiety it creates is so worrying.

New comment by nxor in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

nxor — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:30:20 +0000

Where are you from? Sweden? Denmark? Fun fact for Europe: America is quite a dangerous country. At the very least, this is why parents fear the outdoors. And much of our nature is polluted. There are cases of this. I agree it's wrong, but it's good to understand the background.

And as far as the internet: I am part of the younger generation and I welcome this change. I see how it affects my generation every day.

New comment by nxor in "Australia begins enforcing world-first teen social media ban"

nxor — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:27:43 +0000

Not just mental health: ability to concentrate + engagement with people around us.

New comment by nxor in "Show HN: HCB Mobile – financial app built by 17 y/o, processing $6M/month"

nxor — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:44:26 +0000

It's not cynical, and even if it doesn't apply here, the truth is it's frequently the case. I agree it's wrong to generalize and to oversimplify but it's also wrong to ignore the role that wealth and proximity to information play in a person's life. (Again, not saying that's the case here. The title is asking for this discussion. And frankly why can't people express this view?)

New comment by nxor in "Show HN: HCB Mobile – financial app built by 17 y/o, processing $6M/month"

nxor — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:42:13 +0000

Proximity to some of the country's best high schools, universities, and the people who work there, as well as some of the most unique industries in the country, could have played a role. In other places, if not most, people don't even know these things exist. Everyone has the internet, sure, and anyone from anywhere can learn about anything, but it's hard to compete with people who encountered useful/the right information early in life.

New comment by nxor in "Show HN: HCB Mobile – financial app built by 17 y/o, processing $6M/month"

nxor — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 14:36:49 +0000

It doesn't "seem," it "is."

New comment by nxor in "Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?"

nxor — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:48:48 +0000

Look here: https://www.pewresearch.org/2025/05/08/americans-trust-in-on...

New comment by nxor in "Why are 38 percent of Stanford students saying they're disabled?"

nxor — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:48:22 +0000

Also relevant: https://www.pewresearch.org/2025/05/08/americans-trust-in-on...

New comment by nxor in "Autism should not be treated as a single condition"

nxor — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:26:38 +0000

The article is about ASD.

New comment by nxor in "How elites could shape mass preferences as AI reduces persuasion costs"

nxor — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 15:21:56 +0000

Manipulate isn't the right word in regards to Twitter. So they wanted a social media with less bias. Why is that so wrong? Not saying Twitter now lacks bias. I am saying it's not manipulation to want sites that don't enforce groupthink.

New comment by nxor in "Micron Announces Exit from Crucial Consumer Business"

nxor — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 00:32:03 +0000

What's causing the housing crisis?

New comment by nxor in "Can Dutch universities do without Microsoft?"

nxor — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:16:04 +0000

There are clueless people from many places, not just the US. Europeans refer to Asia as Asia. Is that a problem too?

New comment by nxor in "It’s been a very hard year"

nxor — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 21:13:44 +0000

Strictly speaking, Finland is nordic, not scandinavian. And their language is entirely different. I was under the impression Fins and Estonians are happy when people try to learn. Am I wrong?