>> addictive products being engineered to be as addictive as possible and deliberately punch people's brains in such a way to make them stay
The exact same argument could be used to make social media illegal.
The exact same argument could be used to make social media illegal.
No-one can use social media because some people in our society can't control themselves. Socialise the losses.
https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2025/05/430011/yes-social-media-mi...
You know I'm right here, if you have an actual rebuttal and not just dismissive hand-waving.
> No-one can use social media because some people in our society can't control themselves.
I think a lot of people would be measurably better off if not for social media that algorithmically fucks with their brains.
> Socialise the losses.
I mean that's kind of the point of a society yeah? We pool our efforts to enable greater labor specialization and to achieve things no individual can. Like an electrical grid or a highway system. And when parts of those systems break down, we all contribute a little to sorting them out.
Limiting social media to be only used for communication, and not algorithms is a good thing.