TikTok: As Usual, The Lead Story Is Not the Most Important Topic
Whether TikTok should be sold, banned in the USA, or taken public to reduce Chinese ownership, I wish I could give you the definitive answer. However, I do know how to raise children.
TikTok: As Usual, The Lead Story Isn't the Most Important Topic
Whether TikTok should be sold, banned in the USA, or taken public to reduce Chinese ownership, I wish I could give you the definitive answer. However, I do know how to raise children.
TikTok is a big problem. And unfortunately, the issues surrounding this app is not about National Security, but about parenting. Since around 2013, things have changed drastically for children and teenagers. Starting in 1989, I have raised 6 children. There are hundreds of articles relating to child psychology, stating that the minds of children and of teenagers are not fully developed. Unfortunately, there is so much more information for the minds of children to handle, and many of them are unable to grasp the huge amount of information thrown their way. It has changed America for the worse.
As President, I would try to be a true and transformational leader. I would use compassion and civility while addressing parents and their children. Because transformational leadership is seen through example, I have taught my children in a way that I see fit. My children are young professionals, while also being able to pursue their dreams and hobbies. All of this has been accomplished without phones, without apps, and without the media bombarding their minds with needless and incessant amounts of information. They have been able to grow into young leaders who excel at almost everything that they do. If people could see my children and the way that they were raised, maybe they could help their children on a better path. Maybe you should meet them and decide for yourselves.
However, I have been fortunate enough to be able to raise my children. Not everyone has that luxury. The Federal Reserve has destroyed the middle class, making it nearly impossible for families to spend time together. This drives young people to their phones and computers during their free time. These are challenging times, where parents are often forced to spend time away from their children in order to feed and shelter them.
When I was twelve and in sixth grade, I had an amazing teacher. She would let me read Vonnegut, Steinbeck, and other great authors while sitting under her desk. Although the world has changed, I have seen the good of my own children growing up with complicated thoughts, big issues, and plenty of exercise. No one needs TikTok to live a fulfilling life, especially not children. It is time to change this country for the better. We must eliminate the current workings of the Federal Reserve in order to give parents more time with their children. This will make our country and our children grow into stable, functioning adults, and will lead to a better future for everyone.
Whether it is TikTok, or another app that replaces it, we need to help parents out of this terrible situation.
It is very unfortunate that raising children today is so challenging from this bombardment of social media and from their being exposed to things that, in my view, they shouldn't even know about until they are older. One distraction after another. One "internet famous" person (using filters or other artifice) to compare themselves unfavorably to, multiplying that whole teenage angst thing. Yes, let's get back to the basics, and clear a space for children to be able to: 1st, BE a child, and 2nd, be protected from all the modern distractions, many of which are not particularly wholesome or anything that will benefit them in life. As arcane as it may sound to many people, seemingly abstract things such as money supply and interest rates from our Federal Reserve actually have a hand in creating these challenges. I look forward to your longer form explanations where you connect these dots for us everyday Americans. Thank you for caring about this country and its people. I loved your movie 'Fixing America' and I like how, on your website, stevelaffey.com I can really get a sense of your ideals, your honesty, and your Mr. Fix It accomplishments that are very directly relevant to today's pressing problems. I also like how you steer away from the typical party politics bashing that so many do. You focus on the causes of America's problems and your FIXES! Thank you!