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[Stil]

Sounds like a strawman argument now.

Please, educate me on how that is a strawman.
Did I say that YOU said its ok? Or am I simply giving you a parallel?

Because as far as I know, a strawman would have been "If youre ok with promoting drugs then your ok with porn being on TBT".

Thats the Strawman fallacy.
Not giving an example of a parallel.

 

[peachp1t]

yeah im done, not really interested in trying to be civil with people who clearly arent interested in civility

 

[Antonio]

Me too, it's getting late. I'll post my PowerPoint tommorow since I wish to remove my narration.

 

[Jacob]

I don't necessarily see a problem with it personally

 

[Antonio]

I don't think anyone here was being uncivil aswell.

 

[Stil]

I don't think anyone here was being uncivil aswell.

Well, I personally find it uncivil to promote drugs to kids.
But hey, you do you, man!

 

[Antonio]

Well, I personally find it uncivil to promote drugs to kids.

You referring to teenagers and adults, correct? I don't think children are allowed here.

 

[Stil]

You referring to teenagers and adults, correct?

Anybody under 18, my guy.

 

[Kanapachi]

I don't believe there is any harm in a civil discussion about political commentary and social isues, if anything I believe it can be quite beneficial and progressive and allows the community to be more open and welcoming to wider audiences. Children 13+ and their parents/guardians are responsible for the supervision the child in question has. Anyone under 18, teenager or not, is a child and it is up to their family to decide what they should be exposed to. If there's any concern about inappropriate content on the forum, legally the least that can done is a light disclaimer (even then, not that necessary), but otherwise I really see no problem in free discussion of drugs, politics, sexuality, religion, etc. The animal crossing community is full of many many types of people and I don't see why anyone shouldn't be allowed to feel comfortable being here. What a specific child is exposed to is not the concern of any of us but of their family and most importantly, themselves. All we can do is follow the law.

About the foul language, in playful use it really is not that harmful and kids are gonna see it anywhere and the most that can be done is already being done through the filter so I don't see what other regulation there needs to be other than moderating malicious messages.

Also, yall not seeing much if you think the animal crossing community is mostly soft cinnamon buns because even they get real savage when an ugly villager moves in im just saying lol

 

[Mick]

Behold my opinion!

Having modded on other forums, twitch channels and discord channels, 13+ is a very common age to set as an age limit. Generally, mentions of drug use are allowed there, within reasonable context, and almost always carefully monitored to make sure it doesn't get out of hand.

Coincidentally, a PG-13 movie rating is also where drug use starts getting permitted. So should we ban it on here altogether? Meh, probably not. It's allowed literally everywhere else, and even I as an innocent soul knew that this concept existed when I was 13.

Is having a thread celebrating the concept okay? Definitely not. But the thread people keep referring to isn't 'drugs are cool', it's just full of people virtually high-fiving each other for having a common interest and wanting to be friends over it.

Going by the rating enforcement that was taught me, I don't see anything wrong with that! If the topic is allowed (within reason) then it shouldn't be much different from me going "I like gardening, I want gardening friends! I think bees are the coolest. So, anyone here also love flowers?"

As I said up near the top, these things are normally watched to make sure they stay within acceptable limits. If it wasn't okay, someone will intervene, I'm sure.

But I guess that's not my problem here. I ain't a mod.

 

[EtchaSketch]

both two posters above me spitting straight facts

 

[Pixiebelle]

I absolutely would not put that in the same category as self-harm (trust me, I'm well acquainted with the concept) nor do I personally have a big problem with it in general. Kids are often exposed to way worse things on the internet than people talking about a bit of weed lol
Just my two cents though

 

[slzzpz]

Good stuff in the most recent posts.

Straight fuego.

 

[seliph]

i can def see what people are saying but i wanna address the "kids see worse" comments aren't exactly a great argument for any case. like this isn't just on the topic at hand but adults should actively be trying to make environments safer for minors regardless of what they're already exposed to, that's not something that should be brushed off regardless of where you stand.

 

[slzzpz]

Wont somebody PLEASE think of the children?


lol jk, I'm out of this convo. Getting kinda too silly now.

 

[seliph]

Wont somebody PLEASE think of the children?


lol jk, I'm out of this convo. Getting kinda too silly now.

minors being exposed to certain subjects too early on can be seriously damaging, and in this day and age everything is far more accessible than ever. as i said i'm not necessarily talking about weed (which is admittedly on the less harmful side) but forgive me for not advocating children being exposed to certain subjects because they might see worse at school???

 

[Hanzoisbae]

I like the open discussion of most topics on here. Our little corner of the internet.

 

[moonbox]

Wont somebody PLEASE think of the children?


lol jk, I'm out of this convo. Getting kinda too silly now.

Regardless of my or others' opinion on the appropriateness of marijuana, mocking someone's concern for the wellbeing of children is not... it.

 

[Hanzoisbae]

Drugs are the only escape from the limited view of the world we hold, but I still want them to be illegal. Companies ruin everything.

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Alright, Little Timmy plays ACNH. Timmy lives in a town where marijuana is illegal and has strict parents. Timmy sees "like minded individuals" on TBT advocating the use of drugs. Timmy decides to pick up some pot from a kid at school. He isnt careful, and gets arrested. Parents have to pay the fine. Timmy gets beat by his dad for doing drugs. (stuff like this happens, and if you think it doesnt, youre dead wrong)

The idea is that you dont know what kind of household people come from, and just because it doesnt affect you, doesnt mean that they are free and clear to experiment with drugs. And its possible that that little bit of influence from this forum could have been the reason why they decided to try it in the first place.

I really shouldnt have to explain this.

How about Little Timmy stops being a strawman argument and grows a pair. Honestly, just more proof that parents need to monitor their kids' internet usage more.

 

[slzzpz]

Regardless of my or others' opinion on the appropriateness of marijuana, mocking someone's concern for the wellbeing of children is not... it.

I'm making fun of the "we should just allow porn on here too right?" argument and how we gotta keep minors "safe", like this place is some crazy wild west part of the internet.

One can be prescribed as medicine, one is literally porn. Also, I'm pretty sure most of us would do something about somebody being inappropriate with minors on here.

Either way, as mentioned previously, different types of conversations should be allowed.