Comment by pembrook

Theres this new form of technology that is allowing decentralized actors to publish information without government oversight.

It’s called the Printing press. And yes, there was a giant moral panic about it at the time that basically split Europe in half.

Yet, today, we would find it absurd to ban children from reading printed words. Book bans are often the most opposed policies by all sides when polled.

The fact we’re looking to block children from the modern equivalent is the most classic example of a moral panic I’ve seen.

The “social media” millennials remember from their youth where they saw all the parties they didn’t get invited to…doesn’t even exist anymore. The social graph is dead, it’s all just short form TV now.

The stupidity of this panic narrative is tremendous. Instead of attacking/regulating the algorithms (the problem) we’re banning children from all information and creating a global surveillance dragnet for all adults.