The thing about the Internet is that the ratio of high-quality educational and informational content to complete garbage is fairly low. I couldn't say whether

The thing about the Internet is that the ratio of high-quality educational and informational content to complete garbage is fairly low. I couldn't say whether its falling or not, but it seems to have been rather higher in the Internet's early days, before the rush to commercialize everything in the late 1990s and early 2000s. In particular, social media engagement algorithms have gotten out of hand, it's kind of a problem. They're designed to be addictive and you have to actively resist that kind of thing. Currently I'm leaning towards adopting a much more rigorous attitude towards time spent online. My short list is : (1) have specific goals for each online session, (2) don't get sucked down distracting rabbit holes, (3) spend at least as much time reading books as reading online content, (4) try to spend as much time on physical activity as on mental activity, (5) don't just be a passive absorber of information, try to create things as well. As far as online social interaction as a substitute for offline human interaction, I don't think it's that great of an idea, particularly for children and young adults, but some people do appear to benefit greatly from it in some circumstances, so I remain neutral on the topic.