Targeting kids and teens with addictive substances (actually targeting anyone with addictive substances) is normalized evil. Also, addictive experiences (shorts...). Normally I lean libertarian but there has to be some allowance/mechanism for defending people from predatory corporations. Vaping was absolutely a huge problem in schools; legally "intentional" or not it was somehow getting picked up by kids.
It is declining after shooting to like 20% of high school students a few years ago it was insane. I don't think bans are the solution either, but I do think it's fair to restrict advertising/promoting. Parents should have assistance to protect their kids from marketers who believe it's net bad for the users but market it anyway because it's their job, or addicts who evangelize it out of cope/excuse for their own addiction.
We already have restrictions on advertising and promotions. What assistance do parents need to monitor what media and information their kids have access to?
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Targeting kids and teens with addictive substances (actually targeting anyone with addictive substances) is normalized evil. Also, addictive experiences (shorts...). Normally I lean libertarian but there has to be some allowance/mechanism for defending people from predatory corporations. Vaping was absolutely a huge problem in schools; legally "intentional" or not it was somehow getting picked up by kids.
Teen vaping has been decreasing. And the solution to that problem is ban vaping. When teen drinking was a huge problem we didn't ban alcohol.
It is declining after shooting to like 20% of high school students a few years ago it was insane. I don't think bans are the solution either, but I do think it's fair to restrict advertising/promoting. Parents should have assistance to protect their kids from marketers who believe it's net bad for the users but market it anyway because it's their job, or addicts who evangelize it out of cope/excuse for their own addiction.
We already have restrictions on advertising and promotions. What assistance do parents need to monitor what media and information their kids have access to?