Nate Gaylinn on Nostr: When I hear about folks trying to ban kids from social media, I just remember how ...

When I hear about folks trying to ban kids from social media, I just remember how isolated and depressed I was growing up in conservative rural Virginia. I absolutely depended on the early internet to find any sort of community that would accept me for who I am, or care about the things that matter to me.

Yeah, social media can be a toxic nightmare. But so can real life, especially when you have no power to change your situation.

Maybe we shouldn't cut kids off from a whole domain of human interaction just because we think we know better?