1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,960 Speaker 1: So today is the day the Australians lead the world 2 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: with the social media ban for people under sixteen. So 3 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: good luck with that, because you know, the kids who 4 00:00:07,160 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: still want to be online will get around it, because 5 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:12,080 Speaker 1: you know, kids and computers. They can't speak the Queen's English, 6 00:00:12,080 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: but they can sure speak computer. They'll get round it. 7 00:00:13,920 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: They'll VPN, they'll forge and weasele their way through the 8 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:20,040 Speaker 1: same way that we all got our hands on booze 9 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:24,640 Speaker 1: when we were under age. And the kids who will 10 00:00:24,680 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: actively skirt the law are either the ones who believe 11 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: that social media benefits their life and society and I 12 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: need it and I want it, I'm going to have 13 00:00:30,680 --> 00:00:32,360 Speaker 1: it and I'm prepared to break the law, or they're 14 00:00:32,400 --> 00:00:35,200 Speaker 1: hoping one day they might actually get some positive self 15 00:00:35,240 --> 00:00:38,240 Speaker 1: affirmation off it, even though more often than not they're bullied, 16 00:00:38,240 --> 00:00:40,600 Speaker 1: and of course the bullies themselves. Because the bullies like 17 00:00:40,640 --> 00:00:42,400 Speaker 1: the social media and they want to keep doing it 18 00:00:42,400 --> 00:00:44,760 Speaker 1: and they having fun. They are not going to pay 19 00:00:44,760 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: attention to some words in black and white written by 20 00:00:46,880 --> 00:00:50,240 Speaker 1: some old parliamentarians in a grand hall wearing their fancy clothes. 21 00:00:50,280 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: Thanks Dad, no thanks. The kids are not going to 22 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:56,120 Speaker 1: be thankful you've taken away their town hall, their community center, 23 00:00:56,200 --> 00:00:58,720 Speaker 1: their pub. They're going to be some of them are 24 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:01,040 Speaker 1: going to be resentful, are going to be happy, some 25 00:01:01,080 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: are going to be resentful. And I reckon there's a 26 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 1: lot of parents who reckon social media has rotted their brains, 27 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: the brains of their kids, so they're behind it. And 28 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:11,160 Speaker 1: why we've asked them. They go, well, oh, they are 29 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: on social media, my kids and now they've turned into socialists. 30 00:01:14,120 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: Just anyway, look the whole thing, and I think Patrick 31 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: said this, it's a signal, and that's virtue signaling. And 32 00:01:22,160 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: we all know how we feel about virtue signaling. The 33 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,400 Speaker 1: last government was great in even if the virtue is 34 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:31,440 Speaker 1: a good one. And speaking which talking about virtue signaling, 35 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:34,240 Speaker 1: I found the whole argibargie between the Before sixteen crew 36 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 1: and the Prime Minister to be a little bit distasteful. 37 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,119 Speaker 1: It seemed like these guys were more concerned about who 38 00:01:39,160 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: gets the credit for the posturing rather than helping the 39 00:01:41,760 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: kids themselves. But look, here we go, the messages out there, 40 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: and it's a good one. Keep your kids' social media 41 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:52,160 Speaker 1: usage as low as possible. You are the parent, so parent, 42 00:01:53,440 --> 00:01:56,120 Speaker 1: and here's my thing, My boys are in their twenties 43 00:01:56,160 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: and they grew they grew up with all of this, 44 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 1: and I remember asking them when they are teens, boys, 45 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: if you've been cyber bullied on social media? And their 46 00:02:03,680 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: reply was not really. And then they said, look, if 47 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,880 Speaker 1: you're being bullied and if you're being handled, what do 48 00:02:07,880 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: you do is you block the dickheads. And that's what 49 00:02:11,280 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 1: I do. That's what we do too. Oh and we 50 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: just turned the phone off. And by the way, can 51 00:02:17,600 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: you drive me to football? Kids are still being kids, 52 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:22,040 Speaker 1: And I see them out and about at the moment. 53 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:23,799 Speaker 1: They're on holiday already. They're at the beach and they're 54 00:02:23,840 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 1: hanging out and they're not scrolling on their phones. But 55 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,320 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what the adults are for more from 56 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: Early Edition with Ryan Bridge. Listen live to News Talks. 57 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:35,920 Speaker 1: It'd be from five am weekdays, or follow the podcast 58 00:02:35,960 --> 00:02:36,840 Speaker 1: on iHeartRadio.