I've missed your posts. Thanks for coming back. I trust Hive isn't on your social media diet. Regarding your question, I think any prohibition encourages rebels to break it. So, as you rightly say, parental involvement is the answer; not only on social media, but also seems like the most sensible approach in anything. Then the real problem is revealed: Are parents capable of taking on this challenge?
In this regard, I'm reminded of a biblical passage in one of the books of the Pentateuch or Torah that addresses this issue. It speaks to the early education of children in ethical and moral precepts; the promise is that it will keep them from the wrong path and its consequences. It even proposes a severe action (the death penalty) for the obstinate and rebellious child, which, incidentally, was never applied. It also warns parents not to abuse their children's patience.
I think you already know where I'm going with the previous paragraph.
Yes, I'm not an anarchist… but I perceive an unhealthy and unnatural intrusion by states into trying to control family ties. Furthermore, I see a continued plan for the dissolution of families, laws that undermine parental authority to usurp their ancestral roles.
What is the solution?
I don't know. Perhaps society has taken the wrong path after having tried several social chimeras, and it's already too late to return to what's essential.
My eldest son is approaching forty and my daughter (youngest) thirty. And God knows how difficult the journey of being a father was. Although now I understand that a father's task never ends, despite all those ideologies based on individualism and pragmatism.
Today, this legislation is advancing in Australia and won't stop until it encompasses the entire world. Will it be harmful or not? That will depend on us. Not because it's decreed, but because of how we react to abuses of power and our ability to discern between good and evil.
Greetings.
While I drop into Hive daily, it certainly isn't at the level of addictiveness that some social media platforms are. Perhaps because we get to choose what comes up in our feeds. Because of this I'd prefer it to be the only part of my social media diet.
Indeed. That in itself could be a thought experient on what paths that could lead us down. I think there will always be pushback, though. Instinctually we know what we need and outside control is not it.