Comment by more_corn

I meant as we use them. Exclusionary of the [HN crowd]. I don't think most of the ones we use market to children anyway. And social networks rely on a network effect to be useful.

They will certainly find a way to socialise on the internet, but unlikely in the form we're used to. I'm saying it's like giving antibiotics to viruses; most of the solutions we have will be ineffective because the next generation will be doing something different.

Many kids will have Roblox and learned to interact in worlds with others without texting, posting, or commenting. If you play mobile games, most even disable typing because of toxicity/language/app store restrictions, and they rely on emoting to communicate.

There's one way stuff like this, which don't resemble most of today's social media: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1070710/Kind_Words_lo_fi_...

I wouldn't be surprised if a new app emerged where they'd poke each other without typing any words. Those are the ones I'd watch out for.