I don't know where I stand on this legislation - my gut is that it's too heavy handed and will miss the mark. But I think we need to stop saying this falls solely on parents. The internet is far too big, and parenting is far too varied for this to work. I wish it would, but it won't. There simply aren't enough parents that care enough.
Should society just be about the accumulation of wealth and no other human needs considered? Or, have I misunderstood your comment?
Are you sure?
Many of the other comments on this thread point out what the "hurt" is, and it is not trivial, neither is it particularly difficult to understand. Unless you choose not to.
Relax, stop being so combative and engage in some discussion. Otherwise why are you replying to me in the first place?
Also, thanks for pointing out this isn't Reddit, I wasn't aware.
By "good outcomes" you mean "addicted to the government"... which is not entirely surprising.
Maybe you got to peek at something that a friend's older brother had, or a friend knew where his dad's stash was.
But bottom line it wasn't easily available and took some effort and risk to get it, and that's even if your parents weren't doing anything to prevent it.
On the internet it's just there. Maybe you click "Yes I'm 18" but that's hardly a roadblock.
What these laws do is try to get back to the 1990s and earlier when access was much more limited. Parents want this, they vote for this. In that sense, they are doing something about it.