The solution is probably not to freak out so much and cultivate your (metaphorical) garden. People will adapt as they always have. This exact moral panic plays

The solution is probably not to freak out so much and cultivate your (metaphorical) garden. People will adapt as they always have. This exact moral panic plays out every time the economics of information changes as far back as the printing press, which a 16th century scientist warned would create an overabundance of information that was “confusing and harmful” to the mind [1]. Even further back, Socrates apparently warned of the dangers of writing (the danger being forgetfulness). I don't think they're strictly wrong. They just overvalue the benefits and overlook the problems of older technology. Unalloyed good is not the bar. Technology is never an unalloyed good because we are not an unalloyed good. Yet each and every time, "but this time it's different though", "but this is unprecedented". Yes, the world of information is bigger and more complex. Yes, we also invent bigger and more complex tools to manage our bigger and more complex world. And the world is richer for it. There's never been so many quality video games and insightful media than today. [1] https://slate.com/technology/2010/02/a-history-of-media-technology-scares-from-the-printing-press-to-facebook.html https://slate.com/technology/2010/02/a-history-of-media-tech...