> That has never happened before like this.

You should possibly spend some time reading what people used to say about the invention of Radio and Television.

> It is quite extraordinary and breath-taking at times to see the agents in action;

So is any magic trick. The unsettling notion that it may all just be an illusion that you've failed to correctly understand doesn't seem to weigh on people.

> its almost hard-drug like in its potential long-term psychological effects.

That might have more to do with how the owners of these products choose to market and deploy them. Perhaps if they peeled back the covers just slightly your euphoria would change to dread. There's an Upton Sinclair moment coming.