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  • Godort@lemm.eetoTechnology@lemmy.world*Permanently Deleted*
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    7 months ago

    As with most things of this nature, it’s presented in a way that makes it difficult to argue against, but the evil will come with how it is enforced.

    Basically everyone agrees that harmful content should be harder for children to access, and reigning in social media’s exploitation of psychology is laudable.

    Right now, there isn’t a good way to control access without handing a ton of personal information to a 3rd party agency with questionable oversight. When you want to access porn in meatspace, you share your name and age with the store clerk, who will promptly forget it. The system doesn’t translate to a digital medium with permanent records.














  • Its original owners, Mark and Barbara Blasch, sought permission from the commission in 2018 to build a 241-foot-wide seawall to stave off erosion. The commission’s seven members — all volunteers — rejected the seawall on the grounds that it might have unintended effects on the beach and the way water carries nutrients in the bay. They also questioned whether it would actually save the house.

    Sounds like they tried and were denied approval. A collapsing house is probably going to have unintended effects on the beach too