Making it illegal would be silly, society would need to come to the conclusion on its own, which is why social media will probably not ever go away. The trap i

Making it illegal would be silly, society would need to come to the conclusion on its own, which is why social media will probably not ever go away. The trap is exactly what you just said: "it's essentially free". Which of course it is not. Time is one's most valuable resource, I guess it is up to you what you value it. Mental well being has value. Privacy has value. I really don't know that many people that walk away from FB or IG or Twitter and say "that was fulfilling". Maybe I am really off base there.