As a teenager I was intensely isolated from my peers. I had been removed from education by a parent and, along with my siblings, spent all my time at home. I had little in the way of homeschooling.
The internet, and in particular social mediums, ended up giving me a lifeline. It was my connection to the outside world and gave me a way to socialise, as well as signpost me to subjects I could then look up and learn.
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Without the access I had to the internet I would be significantly lacking in terms of learning but also extremely isolated from any forms of socialisation outside of my immediate family. I cannot help but wonder what hope kids in my situation would fare like with this kind of policy in place.
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@babe unfortunately I think that's the goal for a lot of people who support these policies, even though they won't say it out loud and a lot of them might not consciously realize it.
I came from a background where a lot of the parents of my peers were trying very hard to isolate their kids to control their environment. I know most of those parents would've absolutely adored this wave of isolationist policies.
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Chuck