Why I’m worried about your games, not just your feed.
Country after country is racing to ban kids under 16 from social media. Australia went first and the early evidence says it isn’t working. But WHY it’s failing tells you more than the ban ever could.
We’ve run this exact panic for a hundred years (from comics, rock, D&D, video games) and we’re reliably bad at picking the right villain. In this one I get into the science behind the bans that the headlines skip, what’s actually driving teen distress, why “just take the bad thing away” keeps falling apart, and the part that worries me most: bans like this let the platforms off the hook, and games are next on the list.
Not “social media is fine, actually.” Just we’re aiming at the wrong target, and the kids pay for the miss. Less banning, more teaching them to navigate the world they already live in.
This is a great video channel by a Psychologist who is a genuine video game fan, she should be WAY more popular!!
Her coverage is refreshingly nuanced and often brings an inspiring angle to things you might not have thought about with video games.
https://nurture.is/academy/games-vs-videos-for-kids-exploring-active-vs-passive-screen-time/