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It's not a wildly false dichotomy.

It's hyperbolic, sure, but the broad point that there are things that parents find hard to parent for reasons, and society should think about helping them out, is 100% true.

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it's a false dichotomy because it implies that the only two options we have are either draconian regulation, or no regulation whatsoever. that's the dictionary definition of a false dichotomy.

The other side is a false dichotomy because it implies the only options we have are either blame parents or do nothing.

I never argued that we do nothing. There are plenty of laws on the books related to internet safety, and plenty more that we could pass. What I'm specifically against is mandating ID verification.

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