Janan Ganesh argues social media bans may be justified but carry cultural costs. He supports restrictions like Australia’s under-16 ban, citing harms to wellbeing. Yet he credits platforms, especially Twitter, with expanding intellectual life and surfacing hidden talent. Social media enabled serendipitous discovery, niche expertise and broader public debate beyond elite circles. Though now “dead” to him personally, he warns against denying its past creative contributions.
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wanting to give your id to the gov or palantir to use websites is dumb as fuck
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Janan Ganesh argues social media bans may be justified but carry cultural costs. He supports restrictions like Australia’s under-16 ban, citing harms to wellbeing. Yet he credits platforms, especially Twitter, with expanding intellectual life and surfacing hidden talent. Social media enabled serendipitous discovery, niche expertise and broader public debate beyond elite circles. Though now “dead” to him personally, he warns against denying its past creative contributions.
wanting to give your id to the gov or palantir to use websites is dumb as fuck