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Cake day: July 4th, 2023
  • kava@lemmy.worldtoTechnology@lemmy.world•Norwegian government to set 15-year age limit for using social mediaEnglish
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    4 hours ago

    Kids are disadvantaged in a number of ways compared to adults

    • the obvious factor is that the prefrontal cortex is not developed. they simply do not have the capacity to make fully informed decisions.
    • another factor is the simple lack of experience. when you compare an 8 year old to an adult, that adult has been through a lot of shit in their life. they learned a thing or two and that gives him the ability to sniff out bullshit much more easily than a child. think of it as the bullshit immune system
    • kids don’t have the resources that adults do. they typically don’t have access to credit cards so the free things on the internet attract them more easily. websites (really apps these days) prey on this fact.
  • kava@lemmy.worldtoNews@lemmy.world•MrBeast accused of Selling Moldy Meals to Kids
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    24 hours ago

    it’s an interesting moral question

    if i give someone money and that alleviates their poverty, is that an ethical action? i think so. you are eliminating harm by reducing hunger, providing shelter, etc.

    if i give someone money and that alleviates their poverty, but i do it for my own personal gain, is that an ethical action? you are still eliminating harm but you are doing it for an amoral reason.

    ethical action, amoral motivation

    then there’s the perspective of by taking advantage of this individual, you are doing your part in perpetuating an unjust system. you are playing the role of the opiate of the masses. distracting and comforting those who are at the bottom of the pyramid.

    having said all that, i think it’s still more ethical than bumfights. although i couldn’t tell you if it was ethical or not by its own