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		whiplash451 on Nov 7, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Australia proposes ban on social media for those u... I'm not sure to see the value of going all the way to 16. 14yo would be a massive win already. The cost/benefit of social media between 14 and 16 is much more favorable to social media than <14.

Perenti on Nov 7, 2024 [–]

13-15 is when the brain is driven mostly by hormones, not thought. It's worst at 14. 14 is NOT the age to let teens off their leash.

whiplash451 on Nov 7, 2024 | [–]

I'll take your word for it since I don't have kids in that age range, but I'd tend to think that hormones are in the driver seat all the way up to the 20s.

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