To anyone who wishes not to vaccinate their kids: look up a video of a baby with whooping cough. It's a horrible thing to watch, and not vaccinating children puts them at risk of going through that and most likely dying from it.
The outbreaks are because there are children not being vaccinated. It is not because vaccines are ineffective.
AND!!!!! VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!!! That study was bogus and unfounded. even of they did its disgusting that you'd rather have a dead child rather than an autistic one.
AND!!!!! VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!!! That study was bogus and unfounded. even of they did its disgusting that you'd rather have a dead child rather than an autistic one.
don't use words like disgusting in this chat, everybody is entitled to their own opinion whether you strongly disagree with it or not
AND!!!!! VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!!! That study was bogus and unfounded. even of they did its sad that you'd rather have a dead child rather than an autistic one.
don't use words like disgusting in this chat, everybody is entitled to their own opinion whether you strongly disagree with it or not
sorry man, didn't mean to offend. it is pretty awful to me but I get where you're coming from. :/
(I feel like I'm either being ignored or someone's typing a really long response, either way I want to make sure I'm not ignored because I seriously want to learn about this stuff and you guys are basically my only source)
AND!!!!! VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!!! That study was bogus and unfounded. even of they did its sad that you'd rather have a dead child rather than an autistic one.
don't use words like disgusting in this chat, everybody is entitled to their own opinion whether you strongly disagree with it or notsorry man, didn't mean to offend. it is pretty awful to me but I get where you're coming from. :/
no, I get it, I don't agree with anti-vaxers either, I just don't like getting too negative about things here.
AND!!!!! VACCINES DO NOT CAUSE AUTISM!!! That study was bogus and unfounded. even of they did its sad that you'd rather have a dead child rather than an autistic one.
don't use words like disgusting in this chat, everybody is entitled to their own opinion whether you strongly disagree with it or notsorry man, didn't mean to offend. it is pretty awful to me but I get where you're coming from. :/
no, I get it, I don't agree with anti-vaxers either, I just don't like getting too negative about things here.
understandable.
Can someone explain to me a reason why you shouldn't vaccinate or why the government should regulate media for minors? Even if they're just opinions, can you give me a single reason? I'm trying to learn and understand these issues so I can figure out why they're issues in the first place.
(I feel like I'm either being ignored or someone's typing a really long response, either way I want to make sure I'm not ignored because I seriously want to learn about this stuff and you guys are basically my only source)
You're not being ignored, sorry there are just a lot of responses and I miss some
gimme a few minutes I'll give you a thorough response
Can someone explain to me a reason why you shouldn't vaccinate or why the government should regulate media for minors? Even if they're just opinions, can you give me a single reason? I'm trying to learn and understand these issues so I can figure out why they're issues in the first place.
(I feel like I'm either being ignored or someone's typing a really long response, either way I want to make sure I'm not ignored because I seriously want to learn about this stuff and you guys are basically my only source)
You're not being ignored, sorry there are just a lot of responses and I miss some
gimme a few minutes I'll give you a thorough response
So for the vaccination, the only valid reason I can come up with is if a child is allergic to something in the vaccine.
For the minors and social media thing, I believe that strict control over internet usage can be beneficial to children. It teaches them that there's more to life than just the internet, which I feel like a lot of people need to learn. I don't think we can rely on parents to monitor their children's internet usage because if I'm honest, it's way too easy to sneak around your parents rules (unless they're psychopaths who are watching their kids 24/7).
but also, what if the parents are like, homophobic or racist? They could censor the content their kid sees and carry on their beliefs to another generation
okay, not only is not vaccinating your child a little silly, it puts other people's children at risk, too. Babies who haven't had shots yet, kids with autoimmune diseases, etc. it can be really dangerous.
So does vaccination. You become a carrier of the disease putting people around you at risk.
I still can't see how that would work, what would the government do? Would all computers owned by minors suddenly stop showing media like that after, say, 4 hours of it being used? I don't see the logic here
but also, what if the parents are like, homophobic or racist? They could censor the content their kid sees and carry on their beliefs to another generation
What if? But parents have more of a right to regulate what their see than anyone else.
I still can't see how that would work, what would the government do? Would all computers owned by minors suddenly stop showing media like that after, say, 4 hours of it being used? I don't see the logic here
Maybe they would make it a law to have an ID to have an electronic device? Something like that? idk
The Gov should not be deciding what we do.
I still can't see how that would work, what would the government do? Would all computers owned by minors suddenly stop showing media like that after, say, 4 hours of it being used? I don't see the logic here
Maybe they would make it a law to have an ID to have an electronic device? Something like that? idk
Fun Fact: There is a line of programming code that could be enforced to be included when coding electronic devices that set a maximum amout of output time. It just needs a switch to be flipped to turn on the function.
So yeah, it is possible if it was made to be government-regulated.
When that happens, our world is lost.
When that happens, our world is lost.
Indeed.
I feel like we need to regulate internet usage and social media somehow though
I'd rather not have all my contact with social media (I don't actually have any other than PaigeeWorld and the Notebook forums, but still), all my favorite games, all my YouTube access, and nearly everything I use taken away from me by the government because "Teens obsessed with the media are annoying". It just seems pointless to make all these laws and regulations for something so small?
When that happens, our world is lost.
Indeed.
"So this is how liberty dies: with thunderous applause." - Padme Amidala
Also another underrated gem of a quote I love:
"The day we stop believing democracy can work is the day we lose it." - Queen Jamila
I don't especially like democracy. But I realize it is the best option.
I don't especially like democracy. But I realize it is the best option.
Same here honestly. I don't like it but it seems to be the best solution for a government so far. If only Communism could reach it's last stage, then that would be great. But sadly so far it is only great in theory.
I'd rather not have all my contact with social media (I don't actually have any other than PaigeeWorld and the Notebook forums, but still), all my favorite games, all my YouTube access, and nearly everything I use taken away from me by the government because "Teens obsessed with the media are annoying". It just seems pointless to make all these laws and regulations for something so small?
There are a lot of studies linking constant internet/social media use is linked to several negative things such as depression, anxiety, impatience, etc.
I don't especially like democracy. But I realize it is the best option.
Same here honestly. I don't like it but it seems to be the best solution for a government so far. If only Communism could reach it's last stage, then that would be great. But sadly so far it is only great in theory.
So far no where has reached true communism.
I'd rather not have all my contact with social media (I don't actually have any other than PaigeeWorld and the Notebook forums, but still), all my favorite games, all my YouTube access, and nearly everything I use taken away from me by the government because "Teens obsessed with the media are annoying". It just seems pointless to make all these laws and regulations for something so small?
There are a lot of studies linking constant internet/social media use is linked to several negative things such as depression, anxiety, impatience, etc.
This is probably a terrible comparison but… There are also studies proving that eating excessive amounts of junk food is going to make you sick but we're not going to regulate McDonald's, are we? Instead, we should have our parents teach us not to eat too much junk food, and limit our ability to access it so we learn to live without it.
Yes!
I'd rather not have all my contact with social media (I don't actually have any other than PaigeeWorld and the Notebook forums, but still), all my favorite games, all my YouTube access, and nearly everything I use taken away from me by the government because "Teens obsessed with the media are annoying". It just seems pointless to make all these laws and regulations for something so small?
There are a lot of studies linking constant internet/social media use is linked to several negative things such as depression, anxiety, impatience, etc.
This is probably a terrible comparison but… There are also studies proving that eating excessive amounts of junk food is going to make you sick but we're not going to regulate McDonald's, are we? Instead, we should have our parents teach us not to eat too much junk food, and limit our ability to access it so we learn to live without it.
Actually I'd love it if we regulated McDonald's, I've worked there before and it's nasty as heck
I don't especially like democracy. But I realize it is the best option.
Same here honestly. I don't like it but it seems to be the best solution for a government so far. If only Communism could reach it's last stage, then that would be great. But sadly so far it is only great in theory.
So far no where has reached true communism.
Well I technically I can't argue with that. But I don't want to live under true Communism.
I'd rather not have all my contact with social media (I don't actually have any other than PaigeeWorld and the Notebook forums, but still), all my favorite games, all my YouTube access, and nearly everything I use taken away from me by the government because "Teens obsessed with the media are annoying". It just seems pointless to make all these laws and regulations for something so small?
There are a lot of studies linking constant internet/social media use is linked to several negative things such as depression, anxiety, impatience, etc.
This is probably a terrible comparison but… There are also studies proving that eating excessive amounts of junk food is going to make you sick but we're not going to regulate McDonald's, are we? Instead, we should have our parents teach us not to eat too much junk food, and limit our ability to access it so we learn to live without it.
Actually I'd love it if we regulated McDonald's, I've worked there before and it's nasty as heck
But that would restrict the freedom of people.