I had a conversation with a friend who lives in Australia today. He said that his family members with teenage kids are saying that it’s ‘business as usual’ for Australian teens on social media. They find workarounds that quickly get shared amongst them. I wonder if the Australian government will do an assessment of the impact of their recent ban. It would be cynical if they didn’t.
Coincidentally, this came up in my news feed today as well:
This is probably not a helpful comment but name one government that is logical and smart enough to make laws such that they work without outlawing something with unprecedented deterrents like in fully authoritative countries (NK, China, Russia).
In my worldly experience, all governments making such laws and this quickly are simply put, idiots. I can’t find a more accurate word to describe such behavior and thinking.
I also feel while pointing out the flaws and correcting the government is a great way to raise awareness and express your views, it is also important to simply call them out on shit policies, laws, etc. as literally and objectively as one can. This means not mincing words and using euphemisms that don’t do anything but only read like a soft response to something that is ineffably moronic for the government to do.
Intellectuals don’t or never become politicians. If they do, they are bound by the rigged game of politics and political law such that any improvement they may want to make doesn’t happen as it should, when it should, and how it should because one inevitably would need to keep selling out but by bit to keep oneself in the game rationalized by beliefs that one can still make a difference at the end of the day.
This is someone an off topic response but it does relate to any such laws government makes as the reason for why such rules are being proposed and passed without listening to actual experts on the matter. So, I still feel my comments explain why or how it is so for those who may be wondering. I didn’t know where else to say this.