"[Venture Capitalists and engineers in the Valley] wanted [to outdo one another and buy more things] and couldn’t find enough [creative means to generate truly

"[Venture Capitalists and engineers in the Valley] wanted [to outdo one another and buy more things] and couldn’t find enough [creative means to generate truly useful inventions to make enough money] to pay for it all, so [social media and gaming companies] flooded [the internet and internet-connected gadgets] with [profoundly addicting software that was optimized for maximizing the numbers of ads user saw, regardless of the value of the media that attracted and held attention] instead. The addiction spread quickly, the need grew, and soon [the minds of many] began to writhe and cripple under the... curse."