BBC News: "Adolescence" writer calls for 'radical action' not role models
I've not watched it, but the brief review claims that it's good and shows how there's multiple factors to the issue. Which is good.
Then the writer said we need more radical action and not just role models like Gareth Southgate. Which is also good.
And then he suggests smartphone and gaming bans for teens and… we're back to the same old bullshit that won't work.
France and Germany don't have a better relationship with alcohol than the UK because they ban kids from drinking. They do better precisely because they introduce it earlier and reduce the "forbidden-ness".
My teenage years were the Internet wild west. Often at 48Kbps, but later with a whole 1.5Mbps ADSL. It's not the lack of guards that's a problem. It's the lack of support, engagement and critical thinking.
The writer doesn't mention getting parents to talk to kids and take more responsibility. He doesn't suggest more critical thinking and evaluating sources in education. He doesn't suggest tackling the predatory nature of social media algorithms and modern capitalism. He just suggests "ban stuff (and Dave the problem until later)".
My teenager's teen years have been on 54Mbps and higher social media-saturated Internet. But he's fine precisely because we've been open and talked to him. He can see and calls out bigotry. He's accepting of different identities. And a chunk of his cohort seem to be averse to social media (but may just be in Discord instead!)
Bans are not the answer. Responsibility, awareness and thought are the answer.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0egyyq1z47o
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