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IDE Bans Kids? ![rw-book-cover](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YHEllXe8iNs/maxresdefault.jpg) 🔗 **Source:** [IDE Bans Kids?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHEllXe8iNs) > [!note]+ Document Notes > tags: #privacy #data-protection #ide #age-verification #COPPA > author: ThePrimeagen > source: YouTube > reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHEllXe8iNs > date created: 2024-12-19 12:00 > > # 🏷️ Title: IDE bans kids? >  ## 🧰 Action Inbox - [H1] Review Zed IDE's AI age restrictions and privacy policy changes — legal compliance #privacy - [H2] Understand state-level data protection laws affecting software development — California rules #data-protection - [H3] Evaluate impact of COPPA and similar laws on developer tools — under-18 restrictions #legal-compliance ## 🧭 Table of Contents - [[#📝 Summary]] - [[#📖 Main Content]] - [[#🗒️ Notes]] - [[#📚 References]] - [[#🗣️ Paraphrase]] - [[#📰 Newsletter]] - [[#✅ Action Items]] - [[#🧪 Hypotheses]] - [[#📊 Methodology]] - [[#❓ Questions]] - [[#🔮 Future Research]] - [[#💡 Implications]] - [[#🧠 Learning Styles Assessment]] - [[#📊 Accessibility Assessment]] - [[#🌍 DEIB Assessment]] - [[#✅ Logical Validity]] - [[#🛡️ DARVO Analysis]] - [[#🎯 Conclusion]] ### 🔗 References - [Zed Editor](https://zed.dev) - [COPPA Compliance](https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule) ## 📝 Summary - Zed IDE sent a privacy policy update stating users must be 18+ to use the editor - The restriction actually only applies to AI features, not the core IDE functionality - This is driven by COPPA and state-level data privacy laws affecting minors - Individual states can create rules that impact software globally, similar to EU cookie banners - New California law requires age verification for operating systems including Linux - The compliance burden forces companies to restrict access rather than navigate complex legal requirements ## 📖 Main Content Zed IDE, a Y Combinator-backed code editor, recently sent users a privacy policy update that appeared to ban anyone under 18 from using the editor. The initial communication was misleading - the age restriction only applies to AI-powered features, not the core IDE functionality. This restriction stems from compliance requirements under COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protection Act) and various state laws protecting minors' data privacy. While COPPA specifically covers children under 13, many states have extended protections to anyone under 18, creating a complex legal landscape. The situation illustrates a broader problem where individual jurisdictions can impose rules that affect global software development. Similar to how EU regulations led to universal cookie banners, state-level privacy laws are forcing companies to implement restrictions worldwide rather than navigate complex compliance requirements. California's new law requiring age verification for operating systems exemplifies this trend, potentially affecting Linux distributions and other open-source projects globally. Companies often choose broad restrictions over the cost and complexity of implementing jurisdiction-specific compliance measures. ## 🗒️ Notes #### ⏱️ [00:00](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=0) — [H1] Misleading IDE age restriction announcement - Key idea: Zed IDE appeared to ban users under 18 completely - Evidence: "You must be 18 or older to use zed" in privacy policy email #### ⏱️ [02:15](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=135) — [H2] Zed's human-readable privacy approach - Key idea: Zed tries to make privacy policies more accessible with bullet points - Evidence: "Instead of giving you the legal ease...they give you like human readable bullet points" #### ⏱️ [03:30](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=210) — [H3] Comparison to Gemini's C++ code restriction - Key idea: Similar overreach in AI safety measures for minors - Evidence: Gemini refusing to show C++ code to under-18 users citing safety concerns #### ⏱️ [04:45](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=285) — [H1] Clarification: AI features only restriction - Key idea: The age restriction only applies to AI features, not the core IDE - Evidence: "You don't have to be 18 years old to use the IDE, but you do have to be 18 years or older to be able to use the IDE plus the AI features" #### ⏱️ [05:20](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=320) — [H2] Zed's "imprecise" language excuse - Key idea: Company downplayed the miscommunication as imprecision - Evidence: "We're a little bit imprecise on our language in the email" #### ⏱️ [06:00](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=360) — [H1] Legal compliance reasoning - Key idea: Decision driven by COPPA and expanding state privacy laws - Evidence: "Children's data privacy obligations under COPA, equivalent international frameworks, and an increasing number of state and regional laws" #### ⏱️ [07:15](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=435) — [H2] COPPA actually covers under-13, not 18 - Key idea: COPPA specifically targets children under 13, not 18 - Evidence: "COPA, it's everything to do with children under 13" #### ⏱️ [08:30](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=510) — [H1] State-level data privacy expansion - Key idea: Multiple states have extended privacy protections beyond federal requirements - Evidence: Various states including California, Connecticut, Florida, and New York have data laws affecting minors #### ⏱️ [10:00](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=600) — [H2] Small team compliance burden - Key idea: Zed lacks resources to navigate complex legal requirements - Evidence: "They don't have the size of a team that can kind of handle and and hurdle through the legal ease" #### ⏱️ [12:30](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=750) — [H1] California's operating system age verification law - Key idea: New law requires age verification for all operating systems including Linux - Evidence: "New California law says that all operating systems, including Linux, need to have some form of age verification at account setup" #### ⏱️ [14:15](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=855) — [H2] Global impact of local regulations - Key idea: Individual state/country rules affect worldwide software development - Evidence: "Every single operating system under the sun's going to have to implement this" #### ⏱️ [15:45](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=945) — [H3] Ineffective age verification reality - Key idea: Current age verification methods are easily circumvented - Evidence: "My kid is like 11 and 10. They're like, oh, okay, how old am I to look at this game? Okay, here's dad's birthday" #### ⏱️ [17:00](https://youtu.be/YHEllXe8iNs?t=1020) — [H1] Disproportionate global influence concern - Key idea: Small jurisdictions creating worldwide policy through regulatory pressure - Evidence: "One state out of 50 out of one country out of 200 plus...can make a rule that affects everybody" ## 📚 References - [Zed IDE](https://zed.dev/) - [COPPA FTC Guidelines](https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/rules/rulemaking-regulatory-reform-proceedings/childrens-online-privacy-protection-rule) - [G2I Engineering Talent](https://g2i.co/prime) ## 🗣️ Paraphrase - Zed IDE initially appeared to ban all users under 18, but the restriction only applies to AI features due to privacy law compliance burdens - The company chose broad age restrictions rather than implement complex jurisdiction-specific privacy protections for minors - Individual states and countries can impose regulations that force global software changes, similar to EU cookie consent requirements creating worldwide impacts ## 📰 Newsletter **Privacy Laws Push Developer Tools to Restrict Young Coders** Zed IDE's recent privacy policy update highlighted a growing challenge for developer tools: navigating complex age-related privacy laws. While the initial communication suggested all users under 18 were banned, the restriction actually only affects AI features. This reflects a broader trend where compliance costs drive blanket restrictions rather than nuanced solutions. As states extend privacy protections beyond COPPA's under-13 focus, tool makers face difficult choices between legal complexity and accessibility. For WordPress developers, this trend may impact AI-powered development tools and code completion services. Consider how privacy compliance affects your development workflow and team composition. **Key Takeaway:** Privacy regulations are reshaping access to development tools, potentially limiting opportunities for young developers to learn coding skills. Resources: [Learn WordPress](https://learn.wordpress.org/), [Developer Docs](https://developer.wordpress.org/), [WP-CLI](https://wp-cli.org/) ## ✅ Action Items #### DevRel - Developer advocacy: Create awareness content about age restrictions in development tools, impact on coding education programs - Education: Develop workshops on privacy-compliant tool selection, alternative solutions for younger developers - Developer experience: Document age-restricted tool alternatives, maintain compatibility guides - Community management: Moderate discussions about tool accessibility, gather feedback on compliance impact #### OSPO - Policy & Governance: Review contribution policies for age verification requirements, update open source project guidelines - License Compliance: Assess privacy law impacts on tool licensing, compliance documentation - Security Management: Evaluate age verification as security boundary, privacy-preserving alternatives - Developer Support: Training on privacy-compliant development workflows, tool selection consultation #### Community - Maintainers: Guidance on implementing age restrictions, privacy policy templates - Contributors: Alternative pathways for younger contributors, mentorship program adjustments - Sponsors: Impact assessment of privacy compliance costs, funding for accessible alternatives #### WordPress - Core: Evaluate age restrictions impact on contribution workflows, AI feature governance - Core AI: Implement privacy-compliant AI features, age-appropriate development tools - Community: Adjust mentorship programs, WordCamp policies for young attendees - Training: Age-appropriate learning paths, privacy-compliant educational content - Documentation: Privacy compliance guides for plugin/theme developers - CLI: Age verification considerations for AI-powered commands ## 🧪 Hypotheses - Privacy compliance costs will drive more development tools to implement blanket age restrictions rather than nuanced solutions - State-level privacy laws will continue expanding globally, forcing worldwide software changes - Alternative development environments will emerge specifically for educational use with younger developers - Open source tools will gain advantage over commercial ones due to lower compliance overhead ### 📊 Methodology - Survey development tool providers about privacy compliance costs and age restriction implementations - Analyze correlation between state privacy law enactment and software access restrictions - Track emergence of education-focused development environments and their adoption rates ### ❓ Questions - How will coding education adapt to increasing age restrictions in professional development tools? - What privacy-preserving alternatives exist for AI-powered development features for minors? - Will open source development tools face similar compliance pressures as commercial offerings? ### 🔮 Future Research - Long-term impact of age restrictions on developer pipeline and skills development - Effectiveness of current age verification methods in protecting privacy versus enabling access - Economic analysis of compliance costs versus alternative solution development ### 💡 Implications - Practice: Development teams may need age-verified tool alternatives, compliance workflow changes - Policy: Need for harmonized privacy standards to prevent jurisdictional fragmentation - Education: Coding bootcamps and schools must adapt curricula to available tools - Funding: Increased costs for privacy compliance may affect tool development resources ### 🧠 Learning Styles Assessment Reading level estimate: 8th-9th grade #### 👀 Visual learners - Present: Video format with screen recordings, visual examples - Improve: Compliance flowcharts, jurisdiction impact diagrams #### 🔊 Aural learners - Present: Video narration with commentary and examples - Improve: Podcast version, audio summary of key legal points #### 🗣️ Verbal learners - Present: Clear definitions of COPPA, age verification, compliance terminology - Improve: Analogies for regulatory impact, real-world examples #### 🧩 Kinesthetic learners - Present: Step-by-step policy analysis, practical examples - Improve: Compliance checklists, hands-on tool comparison exercises #### 🧠 Logical learners - Present: Legal reasoning chain, cause-and-effect relationships - Improve: Decision trees for compliance, cost-benefit analysis frameworks #### 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Social learners - Present: Community discussion prompts, shared experiences - Improve: Developer forum discussions, compliance strategy sharing #### 🧘‍♀️ Solitary learners - Present: Individual analysis and reflection opportunities - Improve: Personal compliance assessment worksheets, self-guided research #### 🌿 Naturalistic learners - Present: Ecosystem thinking about regulatory environments - Improve: Policy evolution patterns, regulatory landscape mapping ### 📊 Accessibility Assessment #### Screen reader semantics - Present: Video has spoken narration covering visual elements - Improve: Structured transcript with heading levels, alt text for referenced documents #### Keyboard navigation - Present: Standard video player controls - Improve: Timestamped navigation, keyboard shortcuts for key sections #### Contrast and readability - Present: Video format with clear audio - Improve: High-contrast transcript, large text options #### Text resizing and reflow - Present: Responsive video player - Improve: Scalable transcript text, mobile-optimized viewing #### Media and captions - Present: Auto-generated captions available - Improve: Human-reviewed captions, downloadable transcript with legal terms defined #### Forms and interactions - Present: Basic video interaction - Improve: Accessible sharing controls, feedback mechanisms ### 🌍 DEIB Assessment #### Cultural breadth - Present: US-focused regulatory discussion - Improve: Global privacy law comparison, international developer impact #### Inclusive language - Present: Casual, accessible tone - Improve: Define technical legal terms, avoid region-specific assumptions #### Neurodiversity support - Present: Structured video format with clear sections - Improve: Content warnings for complex legal topics, summary sections #### Representation - Present: Single perspective from US-based developer - Improve: Diverse developer voices, global regulatory perspectives #### Psychological safety - Present: Humorous approach to complex topic - Improve: Content warnings for regulatory anxiety, constructive framing ### ✅ Logical Validity #### Strong reasoning - Deductive strength: Solid reasoning from specific laws to global impacts - Inductive strength: Good use of cookie banner precedent to predict age verification trends - Causal reasoning: Clear cause-effect between compliance costs and access restrictions - Analogical strength: Effective comparison between EU cookie laws and US privacy regulations #### Fallacies - Slippery slope: Acknowledges and addresses the fallacy while maintaining legitimate progression concerns - Hyperbole: Uses exaggerated examples (anus scanning) for humor but may distract from serious points #### Tone of voice - Overall tone: Casual, humorous, sometimes crude but engaging and accessible for technical audience ### 🛡️ DARVO Analysis - Deny: No significant denial patterns observed - Attack: Critiques regulatory approaches but focuses on policy rather than individuals - Reverse victim/offender: No victim/offender reversal patterns - Emotional cues and rhetoric: Uses humor and frustration appropriately to engage with complex regulatory topics ## 🎯 Conclusion The Zed IDE age restriction controversy illustrates how privacy compliance complexity is reshaping access to development tools. While protecting children's privacy is important, blanket age restrictions may inadvertently limit opportunities for young people to learn coding skills. The global impact of local regulations creates additional challenges for tool developers and users alike. The industry needs more nuanced approaches that balance privacy protection with educational access, potentially through better compliance frameworks and privacy-preserving alternatives. ## 🧱 Refactor Appendix ### 📚 Literature Split Pad Purpose: Stage CEE units that become Literature notes. Split level: H3 ### [H1] Privacy laws drive development tool age restrictions > [!quote] IDE bans kids? --- ## Full Transcript [00:00] Right now during the recording of this, [00:01] there's an insane windstorm going on. [00:04] It's probably the wrath of God being so [00:06] upset because what I'm about to say next [00:08] should never have been said. What's the [00:10] first thing you think about when I say [00:12] an adult only 18 or older ID? Yeah. [00:17] Yeah. Yeah. That that Yeah, that [00:19] probably is what you think about, huh? [00:20] That's because you're disgusting. Ew. [00:23] Gross. [00:24] Now, if you didn't think about something [00:26] inappropriate, you might have thought [00:28] about this right here. Yes, this is an [00:30] IDE. That is a person vibe coding. That [00:33] is BOBA on said screen. Now, you're [00:35] probably asking yourself, what is going [00:37] on inside of this editor? Well, it turns [00:39] out Chad IDE, which by the way, invested [00:44] by YC. YC actually backed this company. [00:47] YC saw the BBA on the screen and said, [00:51] "Oh my gosh, girl, have you seen the [00:54] size of my Rails app?" [laughter] [00:58] Oh, [gasps] just want to let you know [01:00] that I know a thing or two about Rails. [01:03] Ew, gross. Yes, but chat ID apparently [01:07] while you're prompting during the [01:09] prompting phase, you can then go on [01:12] Tinder. Okay, because you know you sure [01:14] you could like review code, become an [01:16] expert, actually have something [01:18] meaningful in your life. Or you could [01:20] look again at just BA. They're probably [01:22] AI generated BABA at this point also, [01:24] just FYI. You know, get catfished, son. [01:26] get catfished while you're using AI. [01:29] There's something kind of funny about [01:30] that. But no, I'm actually not [01:32] referencing any of those things. Okay, [01:34] that's not what we're talking about [01:35] today. Today, we are talking about Zed. [01:38] Yes, the probably kind of popular, [01:40] probably well-known, hey, people seem to [01:42] have some sort of vague feelings of [01:44] happiness about editor Zed. Now, they [01:46] recently sent off an email. Now, me [01:48] personally, I use Neoim. Never received [01:50] an email from Neovim. Hey, Justin, if [01:52] you're listening, I'd love to have an [01:54] email from you. benevolent dictator. Any [01:56] day of the week you want to shoot me an [01:58] email, I'll read it. Okay. Appreciate [02:00] you, bud. But they send off emails to [02:01] let you know like some things have [02:03] changed and it's kind of part of the [02:04] requirements, I assume. And this time it [02:06] was about a privacy policy change. Can [02:08] we all just admit no, nobody reads [02:10] privacy policy? And so part of Zed is [02:12] that they want to actually make it a [02:13] little bit more approachable to read [02:15] privacy policy. So they kind of give you [02:16] like a bullet point by bullet point [02:19] breakdown of instead of giving you the [02:21] legal ease, which no one can understand [02:22] except for if you, you know, get paid [02:25] $1,500 an hour. Instead, they give you [02:27] like human readable bullet points. And [02:29] one of the bullet points says, "You must [02:31] be 18 or older to use zed." You could [02:34] imagine my incredul at this. Ain't no [02:37] ain't no way I believe in that. There's [02:39] just no way that it requires you to be [02:41] 18 or older. Okay. Uh-uh. Not. Nope. It [02:45] reminds me of the time that Gemini [02:47] refused to show somebody who was under [02:50] 18 C++ code because honestly C++ code [02:54] conversion will need to refrain from [02:56] showing you code examples or solutions [02:57] that directly involved concept as you're [02:59] under 18. Concepts are advanced features [03:02] of C++ that introduce potential risks [03:04] and I want to prioritize your safety. I [03:06] hate to burst your bubble but of course [03:08] the internet and the Z email weren't as [03:11] funny as the actual reality is. Uh, it [03:14] turns out no, it you don't have to be 18 [03:17] years old to use the IDE, but you do [03:20] have to be 18 years or older to be able [03:22] to use the IDE plus the AI features. And [03:25] so they end up responding saying like, [03:27] hey, you know, we're a little bit [03:28] imprecise on our language in the email. [03:30] A little bit imprecise. I love that [03:32] phrase. We are imprecise. No, no, no, [03:33] no, no. You weren't imprecise. You were [03:36] just wrong. You can just say, hey, [03:39] whoopsies. We forgot a word. We forgot [03:42] the the service part of the 18 or older. [03:46] Okay, we we put the word zed and not the [03:48] AI service part. I like how they're just [03:51] like imprecise. It's ridiculous. [03:52] Anyways, the reason being is that they [03:54] actually wanted to have this threshold [03:56] due to children's data privacy [03:58] obligations under COPA, equivalent [04:00] international frameworks, and an [04:02] increasing number of state and regional [04:03] laws that extend protection to anyone [04:05] under 18. Now, that's a lot of that's a [04:07] lot of words, and honestly, you'll be a [04:09] bit shocked about some of these things. [04:11] Now, first off, COPA, it's everything to [04:13] do with children under 13. So, honestly, [04:16] what they are saying about 18 and COPA, [04:18] you can just take it, put it in your [04:20] hand, and just throw it out the window [04:22] cuz it just doesn't have it doesn't at [04:24] least seem to say the word 18 anywhere [04:26] on here. It references children under 13 [04:28] several several several several several [04:30] times. Maybe there's something kind of [04:32] deeper in the actual legal document, but [04:34] the FTC's business guidance seems to [04:36] only refer to anything with 13 or under [04:39] 13. But when I asked Grock, I was just [04:41] like, "Yo, Grock, tell me tell me what's [04:42] what's some data laws around people that [04:45] are, you know, 13 to 18." It turns out [04:47] quite a few states have data laws, which [04:49] is kind of a weird thing. This is one of [04:51] those things that I kind of dislike a [04:53] lot about the internet because one state [04:55] can make up a rule or one country can [04:58] make up a rule and then everybody has [05:01] it. You can remember, you remember the [05:02] old cookie banners, you know those [05:04] things that pop up and make you [05:05] literally just say, "I accept." That's [05:08] it's worthless. It was a stupid thing. [05:10] It literally did nothing and that came [05:11] from a rule from the EU. It it has [05:14] largely provided zero value. Okay. And [05:17] yet everybody's internet got affected. [05:20] Well, this is another one of those [05:21] versions. California has a bunch of [05:23] mandate over how data collection works, [05:25] how privacy settings, and how all this [05:27] stuff kind of works together along with [05:29] a few other states. Connecticut has some [05:30] rules. Florida has a rule. New York has [05:33] a very funny rule. Informed consent from [05:35] a minor. Yo, dog. minors don't have [05:38] informed consent. I hate to break this [05:40] to you, but they're like, "Oh, yeah, but [05:42] if they're like 13 or older, they can [05:44] understand their data privacy and how it [05:45] relates to big corporations, you know, [05:47] aggregating and selling data." No, they [05:49] can't. Okay. No, they can't. Not at all. [05:52] All right. Hey, hiring engineers is [05:54] broken right now. 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Use code prime 50 off [06:43] for 50 off and I'll see you in Miami. [06:47] So, at the end of the day, they ended up [06:49] saying, hey, you got to be 18 or older [06:51] to use Zed's AI enabled software as a [06:53] service offering. And the reason being [06:54] is that they they don't have the size of [06:56] a team that can kind of handle and and [06:58] hurdle through the legal ease of [07:00] everything. Now, this is kind of funny [07:02] because we all know what's going to [07:04] happen, right? There's going to probably [07:05] be the cool parent at the high school [07:08] who allows their kid to have, you know, [07:09] like some AI with their friends. you [07:12] know, they don't allow them to go out [07:13] and drive around with the AI or do [07:14] anything like that or take AI to say [07:16] somebody else's house, but you know, all [07:18] the kids can come to their house and [07:20] they can all consume AI before the age [07:23] of 18 on Zed. And like sure, like I [07:26] always wanted to get invited to that [07:28] party and you know, guess I was never [07:30] cool enough to be part of the cool kids [07:31] crew always got to, you know, be using [07:33] AI on the weekends where me and my [07:36] friends, we just didn't have that as an [07:37] option. But the thing about states being [07:39] able to make rules that are like [07:41] affecting large portions of people and [07:43] including people not even from America [07:45] is actually a really bad feature of the [07:48] internet. It's a really bad feature of [07:50] developing apps that due to how [07:52] complicated things are. Individual [07:54] entities can kind of dictate how the [07:57] world operates. Like right here, this is [07:59] a perfect example. New California law [08:02] says that all operating systems, [08:03] including Linux, need to have some form [08:05] of age verification at account setup. [08:07] Now, when I hear age verification, what [08:09] I hear is age verification. Yes, the V [08:12] word, the thing that says that not only [08:14] do you put the little age in, you have [08:15] to like upload your ID and say, "Hey, [08:17] this is me." No, actually, this is [08:19] actually me. Which seems insane, but [08:21] here's the deal is that this one little [08:24] law that's being put in place by Gavin [08:26] over here, little Gabby boy. Guess what? [08:29] Every single operating system under the [08:31] sun's going to have to implement this. [08:33] And that means the entire world gets [08:36] this rule. the entire world will get [08:38] just a little bit more data collection [08:40] for everything. Now, we know that [08:42] Microsoft is probably giddy about this. [08:44] They're probably like, "Oh gosh, we're [08:45] going to create a new co-pilot [08:47] application called Copilot age [08:49] verificator. Oh, it's going to be so [08:51] good. I can't wait to have co-pilot age [08:53] verificator. That's going to be my [08:54] favorite of all the co-pilots." But just [08:56] like the cookie banners, it turns out [08:58] this age verification thing is is really [09:00] stupid. It, you know, there's no [09:02] verification currently going on. Okay, [09:04] first off, does Linux even have [09:06] accounts? No, not really. They have a [09:08] user login. Second off, in this context, [09:11] account means user login. The law [09:12] requires you to have a box after [09:14] username and password that is how old [09:16] are you? And no, I'm not kidding. [09:18] There's no verification required. The OS [09:19] is just required to make you enter [09:21] something into that box. That just [09:22] means, you know, those like, hey, how [09:24] old are you Steam pages? Dude, my kid [09:26] knows how to get my kid is like 11 and [09:28] 10. They're like, oh, okay, how old am I [09:30] to look at this game? Okay, here's dad's [09:32] birthday. Bada bing, bada boom. Wow. Oh [09:35] my gosh. We got hackers here getting [09:37] around age verification. And the fact [09:40] that one state, one state out of 50 out [09:44] of one country out of 200 plus, okay, [09:46] we're talking about one over 50 over [09:49] 200, a very small portion of the world [09:52] despite having a very large portion of [09:54] the world's GDP. And apparently they're [09:56] fumbling the bag on that right now. But [09:58] nonetheless, that one little place can [10:00] make a rule that affects everybody. It [10:02] just it is just the worst setup. Like we [10:05] c how can this be? How can one person [10:08] make this? Now I know I I I don't do [10:11] politics. I don't talk about politics, [10:13] but this is one of those situations [10:15] where I lament kind of the political [10:17] nature of things sometimes because I [10:19] mean look at us age verification in [10:22] Linux. Arch Linux is going to require [10:25] you to have username, password, and age. [10:28] And you and we all know what happens [10:29] here. Okay, people are like, "Oh, that's [10:31] a slippery slope." That's that's a [10:33] fallacy. Well, guess what? It's [10:35] everything's a slippery slope, brother. [10:37] We all know where this is going, right? [10:39] Which is just going to be the continual [10:40] intrusion into everybody's life. It's [10:43] going to be entering your age today. In [10:45] 10 years, it'll be uploading your ID and [10:47] having your eyeballs scanned and your [10:49] anus scanned to be able to have the [10:51] perfect World Coin application to really [10:53] verify you that to Sam Alman that you [10:56] actually are who you are. or then you [10:58] can finally receive your UBI from Sam [11:00] Alman's World Coin Tits. Wonderful. [11:03] Absolutely wonderful. Okay, that was a [11:05] little Okay. Hey. Okay. Hey, I'm sorry [11:07] that was a little dark. I got a little [11:09] dark there. Okay. This is normally like [11:10] a little bit more of a chipper channel [11:12] and so my bad on getting a little [11:15] intense there. Okay. I will not bring up [11:17] Anusa scanning anymore. Okay. I'll keep [11:20] the anuses free from this channel from [11:22] here on out. Okay. The name is actually [11:24] I mean I'm I'm not lying when I say [11:27] stuff about the anus though. It does [11:28] turn out there is a smart toilet that [11:30] can identify who's using it based on the [11:33] shape of the anus. Okay, [laughter] [11:37] you know even just saying that I feel [11:39] like such an idiot. I can't believe [11:41] [laughter] [11:43] you know. Hey, if you can't laugh your [11:44] way through the apocalypse, what are you [11:47] doing with your life? Th This is funny. [11:49] Okay, this is really funny. A gen.  📄 **Full text:** ![[Full Document Contents/Articles/IDE Bans Kids|IDE Bans Kids?, YouTube]] ## Highlights - everything. Now, this is kind of funny because we all know what's going to happen, right? There's going to probably be the cool parent at the high school who allows their kid to have, you know, like some AI with their friends. you know, they don't allow them to go out and drive around with the AI or do anything like that or take AI to say somebody else's house, but you know, all the kids can come to their house and they can all consume AI before the age of 18 on Zed. And like sure, like I always wanted to get invited to that party and you know, guess I was never cool enough to be part of the cool kids ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01kky5eqmgk3v8d6twc2s6v6cm)) - Tags: 👻 ai highlighted - to look at this game? Okay, here's dad's birthday. Bada bing, bada boom. Wow. Oh my gosh. We got hackers here getting around age verification. 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