A useful early data point, a survey study of kids 3 months post policy change; thanks for sharing. But what they implemented so far in Australia wasn’t much of a barrier and doesn’t seem that representative of what could happen under effective id-gating. Maybe kids have more fight in them than I give them credit for though; that’s what I’m hearing from the room.

Although two-thirds of teenagers in the study said they had to complete age verification checks, only 5% of 12- to 13-year-olds and 11% of 14- to 15-year-olds had to provide a photo of official ID. The two most common checks were asking teens their age and uploading a selfie.

Great question. Accessibility compliance (eg, text-to-voice screen reader compatibility) is probably the main reason why we’re not there already

I’m sorry to hear you’re in so much pain right now. It sounds like the possibility of losing your found family may have triggered the immense hopelessness you’re feeling now. What’s going on? Those people are very important to you, so it’s understandable that threats to those relationships would hijack your mood. If you’re in an urban Canadian setting there may be local community services that are open to people without provincial health insurance. Please be kind to yourself right now

Great insights, thanks! One thing funk has going for it is that it’s the only genre I know that might mention itself 50+ times in a single song: “Gotta have that funk” 😝

Ginger can reduce nausea. Some households will have ginger ale but not actual ginger. Ginger ale without the carbonation is easier on your stomach than with carbonation

Yup scamazon tape

The seller also had amazon packaging tape. (The box was no reused)