Im of two minds about this: on the one hand, I am absolutely against this internet ID verification thing, but on the other, if you have some widespread social problem, saying “the solution to this problem is for everyone to stop doing X” never works, because if people were going to just do that, they would have done so already. Its a bit like saying “the solution to child neglect is for parents to not neglect their children”. Technically true, but not actually a solution because it doesnt actually propose anything, it just assigns blame and then expects that other people will just magically be inclined to behave differently.
I just dont think that kids accidentally finding porn is nearly as significant of a problem as people think it is. Theres the notion that kids will get unrealistic and possibly unsafe ideas over what is sexual stuff is actually like if their initial exposure is finding some exaggerated fantasy, and thats a valid point, but I think the much more obvious solution, that the government has a much bigger control over, is comprehensive sex-ed that explains what the reality of the situation is and what ideas are in fact common misconceptions, instead of just trying to keep a significant aspect of human biology with profound health and social implications a secret from everyone during their formative years.
I dont think it does address one, but the people that campaign for such things seem to think that the ability for children to find adult content is one addressed by such a law.
Im of two minds about this: on the one hand, I am absolutely against this internet ID verification thing, but on the other, if you have some widespread social problem, saying “the solution to this problem is for everyone to stop doing X” never works, because if people were going to just do that, they would have done so already. Its a bit like saying “the solution to child neglect is for parents to not neglect their children”. Technically true, but not actually a solution because it doesnt actually propose anything, it just assigns blame and then expects that other people will just magically be inclined to behave differently.
I just dont think that kids accidentally finding porn is nearly as significant of a problem as people think it is. Theres the notion that kids will get unrealistic and possibly unsafe ideas over what is sexual stuff is actually like if their initial exposure is finding some exaggerated fantasy, and thats a valid point, but I think the much more obvious solution, that the government has a much bigger control over, is comprehensive sex-ed that explains what the reality of the situation is and what ideas are in fact common misconceptions, instead of just trying to keep a significant aspect of human biology with profound health and social implications a secret from everyone during their formative years.
Very well said! I feel like these kinds of nuances should be brought up more (at least on the internet)
What societal problem is an ID law addressing?
It isn’t. It’s about isolating young people and tracking everyone else
I dont think it does address one, but the people that campaign for such things seem to think that the ability for children to find adult content is one addressed by such a law.
Hear hear! I couldn’t have put it better myself.