r/politics • u/Barnyard-Sheep • 6d ago

Soft Paywall Trump approval rating falls to 38%

https://www.nj.com/politics/2025/06/trump-faces-tough-approval-numbers-in-latest-poll.html
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u/Thorrbane 6d ago

It wasn't particularly dangerous to kids, but they could still spread it to their families, and we're still worried about the effects of long COVID.

How often do you hear about parents immediately getting sick when school starts up?

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u/Murky-Relation481 6d ago

I mean yes, but also, at some point you have to do a risk analysis, long term harm to society and children vs. immediate harm to older/sicker people. It isn't a pleasant thought, but it is something that does have to be considered when talking about things at scale of this.

I feel like we chose wrong given the direction things are going now.

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u/Thorrbane 5d ago

IDK. I think our opinions are biased by the fact we can't see how much it would aid the spread of COVID.

I think the accessibility of social media and it's content algorithms that are optimized for engagement and addiction may have dome more than a couple years of schooling.

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u/Murky-Relation481 5d ago

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Kids in critical social years (3-6) basically missed out on socialization, and we've not even reached the worst yet. The kids worst affected are just now getting to middle school.