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mdmost

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  1. I will once again recommend the Bark app. It doesn't catch everything but it can give you an idea what they might be doing or saying that's risky. With the older one, I've made it non-negotiable. If she wants the phone we provide her, she must have the app on and not trying to circumvent it. It doesn't police Tik Tok or Snapchat as those two turds combined with Apple don't allow for it. It has flagged tons of questionable texts, Instagram stories and messages, and emails that if not noticed might have led to a disaster. 

    I will also reiterate, don't get them a phone until you feel they are ready for it. We held out with our younger one till 8th grade and feel it was a great idea, something we screwed up doing with the older one. Now, the younger one is definitely more responsible and has a better head on her shoulders than her older sister. She's also a lot more innocent, capable of long periods of down time without needing a device, and can be with friends who similarly don't need constant endorphin rushes from the devices. 

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  2. 25 minutes ago, 4th&Five said:

    I'm laughing at a bunch of middle-aged, mostly white, guys criticizing another demographic for possibly electing Trump.

    I'm sure this was uttered in 2016 as well. What followed was a real laugh riot. 

    The difference is we're not all demanding policies from Biden to get us to either show up to vote for him or not stay home. The "I'm not voting for Biden because of _______" is definitely worthy of ridicule especially when you couple that with saying Trump is just as bad or Biden is worse. 

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  3. 3 minutes ago, hornmpa96 said:

    Don’t they understand that Trump will not stop Israel’s actions in Gaza and would likely cheer on additional actions?

    Its unbelievable that young people believe it wouldn’t be worse under Trump.

    In their minds, Biden isn't doing anything to stop the genocide and we keep selling weapons to Israel so they are two sides of the same coin. They're fine with it all burning because they don't get what that will look like. But they'll see if he gets elected.

  4. I've had it explained to me by some one-issue, pro-Palestinian young voters that while it's true Trump is worse, Biden isn't doing anything to stop the genocide in Gaza so he's just as bad. Combine that with crushing debt, little upward mobility, no ability to buy a home, and the possibly having to live with their parents again, they really don't care if things get blown up because "maybe that's necessary to give the country's attention and change things". Again, the mentality of someone who can't see the forest through the trees. They don't care if Trump will do what he says he will do because Biden isn't stopping a genocide. They're fine with burning it all down if they don't get their way. And they're all too stupid to see how they're being played. 

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  5. 1 hour ago, ChiTownDoc said:

    Agreed.  But you can’t reason w these people.  

    Then maybe it does just need to be burned down so those people can see just how bad things truly can get. If we as a nation re-elect him after all he did prior and what he's DEFINITELY saying he will do when he's back in office then we deserve our fate and the destruction of this country. And all of this because a black man became President and really didn't do all that much but try to give people who needed it government sponsored health care. 

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