I was pretty clear about my concern for unfortunate unintended consequences The part of your post I quoted literally says "the systems are designed to hook peo

I was pretty clear about my concern for unfortunate unintended consequences The part of your post I quoted literally says "the systems are designed to hook people". It also says "Do we need to totally discourage unethical tactics like dark patterns". Don't try to wriggle out of it. The words "design" and "tactics" mean deliberate intended action, agency. My post is not a strawman: it responds to exactly what you were saying. Perhaps on reflection you think that position was too extreme: OK then. please explain if it's really OK for kids to get hooked on YouTube etc five hours a day Sure. They're kids. What would you rather they do? Play football for five hours a day, like my grandparent's generation did? Read story books - the ultimate form of passive media consumption? At least on YouTube they might be learning something more useful than how to kick a ball around, and who knows, might even be inspired to create something themselves. I think a lot of the complaints about social media and YouTube overlook that point. It's easy to complain. What's your proposed better alternative? As a daily Instagram user, I do take offence with your comment regarding Instagram and girls Alright, be offended, my lived experience does not care. All the girls I know use Instagram all the time. None of the guys do. I realise there are exceptions, it's a huge network. But I know from discussions with other men that they've had the same observation as me. If you find that fact offensive, too bad!