Of course the internet is beneficial for learning and meeting new little buddies. Playing video games and drawing. I'm not saying the internet is bad. I'm just saying that most of the people on it are bad. Oh and most of the material is bad as well.
Censorship is usually stupid and harmful.
The way we see censorship is stupid. The way we've been convinced that censorship is bad...
that is harmful. For decades this idea that censorship is the devil has been reinforced. I've seen a spin on censorship since they started stamping things with that dumb parental guidance label. As if it would make a difference. All it did was confuse people as to what is right or wrong to expose children to. Now that censorship actually matters... it is too late. We all think it is the devil. Censorship is necessary, bilby. Now more than ever.
Protecting children's innocence is a fetish of stunted adults with a bad case of false nostalgia
That is the coldest thing I've seen you say. I shouldn't have to argue how screwed up that is.
Children don't want or need to be protected from reality.
Okay now I get it. You're just joking. Had me going for a second! You're exaggerating your Godlessness to turn things around in a clever way. I'm all about jokes and I can't knock you for using humor but we're talking about the minds of children, here. I know you're just as concerned as I am, and I know you don't really think that. How the hell could you?
Information is not harmful.
Information is USED. Information isn't harmful but it is used in devestating ways. Especially against children. You don't need to pretend you disagree with that.
If you want to protect children, the Internet isn't the problem.
The internet is a huge part of the problem. Why do you think they're becoming so screwy? The internet is greatly why. There is no such thing as "the problem", but take away their internet and watch their problems lessen by about 50%. You say people are the problem. They are! How can they let this go on? Take their damn phones away until we can figure out how to get them a safer internet!
Giving children access to the Internet is a lot less dangerous than giving priests access to children
Yes... because sexual conduct involving children is more likely to happen in Church than through the INTERNET (LOL).