If I want to dream of anything, I want to dream of an economy which moves from trying to grab eyeballs to focus on screens. I want the harm of social media to b

If I want to dream of anything, I want to dream of an economy which moves from trying to grab eyeballs to focus on screens. I want the harm of social media to be known and for people to take back those billions of hours they waste per year. I've noticed society's in the last 12 years or so has gotten much meaner, much more angry. And for what, most people are actually really nice in the real world. Social media often feels like the coldness of a big city, on a gargantuan scale. Millions of people will call you ugly or stupid, if it makes them feel a little bit better for a second. My shared experience is going for a walk in the park with a little FM radio. I share nature with all the other people in the park, and rarely mostly the old people from a time before social media, will say hi or talk about how rough a certain trail is to walk. I feel like I'm wildly optimistic, but I do think social media is going to self-destruct , in along with it the rising rates of suicide and mental illness. In 20 years spending 10 hours on social media ( dating apps definitely count) will be seen the same way as smoking two packs a day. A lot of people will do it, many will be addicted and unable to stop, but it'll be a collective knowledge it's not a healthy activity.