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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 25 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

It's like racoons and trash cans...

The absolute best you can do is make it such a hassle that they go to the neighbors instead.

But eventually the neighbors racoon proof better than you did, and now smarter more motivated racoons show up and figure it out, restarting the cycle.

You'll never keep racoons away from trash, and you'll never keep highschoolers away from porn.

On the flip side, circumventing this is one of the only ways they get to learn critical thinking. And they'll grow up into adults that know how to circumvent shit like this.

This will be like DARE and a giant backfire. But instead of kids underestimating cocaine, they'll get some computer skills at least.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's sort of like how the worst decision streaming services can make is to be so inconvenient that they push people to learn how to torrent. You can't undo that, and now you just have piracy savvy ~~racoons~~ consumers.

[–] mynameisbob@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 weeks ago

I have seen most movies... I think gaming has already peaked... really what they sling these days ain't worth shit. I got a library card. NO MEANS NO TECH BRO!

[–] kiterios@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Plot twist: the feeling of outsmarting the system is incentive for kids to try. Big tech company gets biometric data from both successes and failures anyway. It's not a bug, it's a feature.

[–] mynameisbob@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 weeks ago

they'll get some computer skills at least

HAHAHA

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 16 points 2 weeks ago

Love to see it. Age verification is evil

[–] KingDingbat@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Ssshhhh! Shut up you! Snitches get stitches!!!

[–] SteveCC@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

When everybody has to pass age verification to be on the internet, only kids will be on the internet.

[–] hexdream@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Itsa me, Moustachio!