Do you think you could have a word with the other thread where Discord is introducing age verification (due to a new UK law) and people are acting like it's the Stasi?
People can be against the harms that social media inflict in children without supporting rampant violations of privacy.
Discord's case is especially egregrious because there's so much low-hanging fruit they could pick to make kids safer on their platform.
Why is the Internet any different than say, a porn or liquor store? Why are we so fuckin allergic to verification? I'll tell ya why- money. Don't pretend it's privacy.