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		Icathian 7 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale This is completely wrong. Kids can easily learn to read at age 5. A child who is working on "basic reading proficiency" at 8 is very behind and has not been well-served by the people responsible for raising them.

spacechild1 7 months ago [–]

Yes, but still I would argue that books are the more appropriate reading material :)

Icathian 7 months ago | [–]

Yeah, 100% with you on that.

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