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Another aspect here is that some people wouldn’t be around in here or other aligned spaces if they didn’t have access to the internet. In my personal experience of being a homeschooled church kid, I probably would’ve ended up being a straight up christian conservative if I didn’t have access to the internet. It is a bit of an oversimplification, but it is true to a degree.
Counter-point: won’t they just start using small websites like this one instead? I remember interneting before social media, there’s always anything you’re looking for on a website too small for Australia to know about.
Another aspect here is that some people wouldn’t be around in here or other aligned spaces if they didn’t have access to the internet. In my personal experience of being a homeschooled church kid, I probably would’ve ended up being a straight up christian conservative if I didn’t have access to the internet. It is a bit of an oversimplification, but it is true to a degree.
Counter-point: won’t they just start using small websites like this one instead? I remember interneting before social media, there’s always anything you’re looking for on a website too small for Australia to know about.