Just finished watching it and had to get on social media right away to talk about it.
Interesting to learn some of the history of its evolution and how the monetization affected it and just how insidious the AI algorithms behind it really are. And I can see how and why it affects younger folks even more - this is the only world they've known.
Their solutions recommended toward the end - government regulation mostly - seem unworkable since SM is an addiction and it's something with a huge demand. Prohibition of alcohol never worked and the war on drugs hasn't worked worth a damn, so simple regulations against social media won't work either, they'd just make the SM companies hide their manipulation in some other way. If history is any teacher they'd invariably provide opportunities for sort of actual criminal underground SM to appear. The idea of changing the monetization seems like the only real long term solution so it will be interesting to see how the really smart kids can do that.
Oh yeah, and I'm dusting off my old 80's VHS porn tapes and setting the clock on the VCR back to blinking 12:00, no more manipulative on line stuff for me...
