“The world is already toxic, there’s nothing wrong with me manufacturing poison!” I get the logic, I just don’t agree — and I think it’s the kind of thinking t

“The world is already toxic, there’s nothing wrong with me manufacturing poison!” I get the logic, I just don’t agree — and I think it’s the kind of thinking that underlies “penny wise, pound foolish” or similar sayings. It’s also just outright untrue that anything like Facebook existed over 20 years ago — you’re contributing to something new, or at least a massive escalation in kind likely to bring about qualitative differences, not merely producing “more of the same”. Also, I think it’s naive to say kids with critical thinking skills are equipped to fend off hundreds of PhDs backed by thousands of programmers implementing their tools, coupled to all of their friends peer pressuring them. Or adults, or institutions, or.... I don’t want you to think I don’t respect your motivations or view, though — I just think you made some errors in assessing trade offs, in a way that hurts not only you, but everyone else. I think that’s worth pointing out. Have a good one, and sincerely, best luck starting a family!