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Social media. I think many people already realize this, but it hasn’t yet hit a tipping point.

And AI but it's too new but maybe it will kill the Internet (social media with it) as nothing you see starts to be truly believable.

Visit a psych ward on a Friday night and let me know if it hasn't hit a tipping point yet. My wife works with several people who have kids that are cutting themselves and are in and out of psych treatment and ERs.

As an ex pack a day smoker, realizing it doesn't really matter.

I knew the first cigarette I smoked was a cancer causing terrible idea.

The reason I did was because I was young and most other people I knew were doing the same thing. Same with social media.

In terms of things that we allow to be advertised but probably shouldn't: sodas, medical products, politicians.

Covid vaccines, sugar, plant meat...