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LiberalLovinLug

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21. Thank you for this reply.

Reply to slightlv (Reply #8)

Tue Jun 9, 2026, 09:36 PM

20 hrs ago

i've struggled with this one for awhile. But I've also come to the conclusions that elementary age children should not have access to social media so easily, and the other dark corners of the internet. At least on school property, or guardianship. Learning how to mimic an influencer is not education.

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