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Spotify fans threaten to return to piracy as music streamer introduces new face-scanning age checks in the UK (www.techradar.com)
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[–] 53 points 1 year ago (6 children)

what's even the point of age gating "explicit" music?

"oh no! "Speak To Me" by Pink Floyd has the fuck word in it! can't let my kids hear it!"

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago* (2 children)

    We live in a rural part of Canada that has been left behind by modern times. Mostly by the choice of the residents. I grew up during satanic panic. It was crazy here. My wife and I let our kids listen to anything they want. They always have. They're 10 and 12.

    Their friends often comment about swear words and "sex, drugs and rock and roll" themes of the music they listen too. As an old man I get to regale them with stories of how crazy the Christians were over heavy metal and punk rock when I was a kid, including their grandma.

    Now I yell "you're gonna go to hell!" As a joke to them every time their friends bring it up and I am around.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    You're parenting the right way. Let our kids know about our past and how it compares to theirs, live it. And joking with my kids and their friends without immediately jumping to "that's bullying", you can tell my kids are a bit happier than the rest because everything is a joke to them. I applaud you.

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