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Teenagers should have actual autonomy and not be treated like prepubescent children
The autonomy to be controlled by technology?
This tech is pretty new. There were decades that passed with people thinking that cigarettes were fine and lead in gas was wonderful.
And at the same time people were saying that radio or television would destroy kid's brains because they didn't want rock n roll music and racially integrated TV shows getting to them. Lots of mistakes from the past to try to avoid repeating.
So, it's safe to keep on playing Russian roulette because no one has died yet?
The actual makers of tech make sure their own kids don't use it, which is the best argument I can think of.
https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/peter-thiel-bill-gates-steve-jobs-steve-chen-tech-billionaires-publicly-shielding-their-children-from-tech-products-social-media/
Anyone over the age of 30 can tell you that teenagers are not much more capable of rationality than prepubescent children. In some cases, they are even less capable. Teen years are an insane ride. When you're in them you feel so adult. In retrospect, you see that teen you was dumb as shit and did not have a clue about pretty much anything.