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As controversial as China’s “draconian” governmental bans on these things are, I really think that is the right direction. Unilaterally restricting your child from social media would just serve to isolate them. It’s like a reverse tragedy of the commons—-we’re at the stadium and everyone is already standing. Trying to reason everyone into sitting down won’t work, we need someone to come in and yell at everyone until they sit.


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