TheCathyWilcoxDeep water.
My @smh cartoon.
Heliograph@cathywilcox this is an excellent analogy Cathy! Brilliant! š¬š
Michael Porter@Heliograph @cathywilcox #AltText4You
A man and a woman are standing at opposite ends of an enormous iPhone, which is lying on the ground. They are both looking down at the phone.
At top end of the phone, near the woman, the phone resembles a swimming pool. She is saying, āDeep water is risky. We should teach our kids to swim.ā
At the bottom end of the phone, near the man, numerous icons for social media apps can be seen on the screen. The man is saying, āSocial media is risky. We should ban kids from using it.ā
@MichaelPorter thank you Michael š«
Domino Joyce@cathywilcox I think @Garwboy would appreciate this.
Dean Burnett (that brains guy)
que :verifried:@cathywilcox good observation, though i reckon youve got some apples and oranges happening?
social media has the additional components of vested human interest, dedicated marketing and engagement teams, complex targetted algorithms that are working to keep you hooked in. i wonder if a better analogy might be to compare social media with the challenges of gambling and alcohol?
social media has the additional components of vested human interest, dedicated marketing and engagement teams, complex targetted algorithms that are working to keep you hooked in. i wonder if a better analogy might be to compare social media with the challenges of gambling and alcohol?
Jay@que @cathywilcox
Came into the thread to say something similar. I think Cathy's key point stands, namely that engaging and being open trumps banning and shaming (think sex, cigarettes vs. teens), and it's hard to see how to keep a one panel cartoon impactful with that nuance. But yes, the analogy has dangers.
Came into the thread to say something similar. I think Cathy's key point stands, namely that engaging and being open trumps banning and shaming (think sex, cigarettes vs. teens), and it's hard to see how to keep a one panel cartoon impactful with that nuance. But yes, the analogy has dangers.
@cathywilcox Pretty much anything is dangerous if that's all your life is and everyone deprives you of anything else and then blames you for using what little you have while they don't care to help even with that small amount.
altruios phasmaHmm, smoking is dangerous, letās teach kids how to smoke. Same with drinking and driving. If they just start younger theyāll be better at it.
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For real: we should be teaching kids about social media and its dangers. I got off Facebook and most social media back in 2016 when I realized I felt angry all the time. Itās not a personal skill issue like with swimming. Itās OxyContin peddlers at it again in digital form.
Mastodon is betterā¦ but stillā¦
Alaric@altruios @cathywilcox social media is more than just facebook and its actually really important for connecting kids in distant communities. Good article here : https://www.crikey.com.au/2024/10/15/social-media-summit-chris-minns-peter-malinauskas/
@spinal @cathywilcox you have a link not blocked by account sign in? Otherwise you will need to summarize.
@spinal @cathywilcox I also remain skeptical of your claim āit is importantā for connecting distant groups to kidsā¦
I agree āit is important for functionally connecting distant groups of people togetherā
But my skepticism is rooted in: is connecting kids to the internet social networks a good thing at all.
What ādistant groupsā are good for kids?
The only people that want to connect to kids on social are some combination of marketers / pedophiles / other kids.
@altruios @cathywilcox itās basically saying that the ban is being driven by moral panic imported from the states, rather than research when a lot of the best researchers in this area are actually in Australia. It also makes the point that social media is difficult to define. So I live in the country and itās the only way my kids get to interact with their friends who are too far away most of the time.
@spinal @cathywilcox small social networks that are private are completely different beasts than social media. I agree. But using Facebook or equivalent (advertiser access to users): the cost/benefit changes significantly.
sleepy62šš ļø š„ļø š¬ š@cathywilcox Ummm no.
The pool is filled man eating sharks and no amount of swimming skill is going to protect a 12yo.
Ben@cathywilcox Love it, great analogy