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This is a valid point -- HN's algorithm is one of the few that is good at discouraging flamewars without being explicitly chronological.

Eh, I think credit for that goes to dang and the community. Flamewars definitely start up now and then but moderation stamps many out.

I think minors joining social media or forums should require parent permission. There’s too many weirdos out there, and too much self harm from sharing too much information.

This is already allowed for under-13s, but almost no site/service actually allows for that. I imagine this would have similar results with it being a functional ban and the kids just all signing up as '18 year olds'.

Minors would end up seeing the same “sort by new” version of the site that everyone who sorts by new instead of hot/rising/popular/etc will see.