Social media is not required to have a free society. I don't think the progression you predict is how things would play out. IMO, At some point, people will s

Social media is not required to have a free society. I don't think the progression you predict is how things would play out. IMO, At some point, people will simply talk in person (well, off-network) to be sociable. Casual piracy, e.g. link sharing in DMs, would be a tipping point if I had to guess.