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Comment by lukan

10 days ago

Linking to some comments in favour of this might help your case.

It's been a relatively common position to find, at least before the most recent hubbub around Steam, Itch.io, Britain, etc. For instance, while https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42076302, ...

Or at the very least, many here support the goal of keeping children and/or teenagers off of social media entirely, while disliking the means of ID verification. But it's not like there's any other obvious means.

  • > It's been a relatively common position to find, at least before the most recent hubbub around Steam, Itch.io, Britain, etc.

    If you stretch the definition of "recent" to ~ 60d then you can also search for the pornhub/France thing. Quick google nets this thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44210557. There are likely others, too... but I'm lazy :).

My case? What's YOUR case. Assert a position and provide proof in triplicate please.

Please tell me exactly what you think and I can nitpick it vaguely instead of putting forth mine. Heh.

In any case, just look at the comments under my comment. You'll see them.

- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44705630 (this is good, we need this). - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44705597 (are you a conservative?! Anonymity should be reduced.)

Don't be disingenuous with your proof demands and tell us what you think and then we can discuss the merits of your argument.

  • > My case?

    The case that "so many" people are advocating this on HN. Sounds like a significant percentage!

    > What's YOUR case. Assert a position

    Their case is that you should give evidence.

    > and provide proof in triplicate please. Please tell me exactly what you think and I can nitpick it vaguely instead of putting forth mine. Heh.

    "you should give evidence" doesn't need its own proof. And nitpicking such a simple idea would be a waste of everyone's time.

    • You're not the original poster of the question so why are you trolling?

      "So many" means "so many". You're creating a straw man in bad faith.

      What's your take on digital Age verification. Either provide useful commentary or stop trolling. Address the existence of the other comments I linked.

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