[repler]

You may be surprised to learn that when asked, teens would actually prefer that everyone give up social media.

The key word is “everyone” and it’s a collective action problem.

Excellent article in The Atlantic titled “End the Phone Based Childhood Now” which covers this extensively.

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/03/teen-...

The study cited in this excellent - but paywalled - article is here: https://bfi.uchicago.edu/working-paper/2023-131/

[Hugsun]

I forgot about that, that's huge. A bad Nash equilibrium to the benefit of tech companies and advertisers and the detriment of young people.