"But think of the children" has always been the go-to excuse for tossing freedom out the window.
Like maybe ad supported infinite feeds can't be done in a socially responsible way and just need to be banned. If that takes down or substantially limits certain web service sizes...so be it.
Parents should be the ones setting up rules for their children.
I'd much rather live in a society with personal freedoms than a "healthier" one with government mandates on personal behavior.
This individualistic line of thinking is downright insane. It's preposterous. We live in a fucking society, no one can do anything on their own. For God's sake parent's shouldn't be expected to fight alone against MULTI-FUCKING TRILLION CORPORATIONS.
Fat load of help all that anti-regulation talk did when the current US Gov can just get all the data it wants from those megacorps.
Yeah let's also abolish laws preventing sale of tobacco and alcohol to children. This will surely lead to a prosperous national.
No wonder the US is collapsing as we speak.
If you look at the longterm trend in government intrusion into our personal lives, you'll see it's largely increasing, so if anything, the cause of any "collapse" would be the opposite of what you're purporting.