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What Future with Joshua Topolsky

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Is There a Generational Pandemic?

I think that there is no off ramp within the economic incentives of the companies themselves, right? I mean, they literally cannot be profitable unless more people spend more time on there. The kinds of actual connection that have been made are incredibly destructive. And the effect overall is that of profound isolation and loneliness and alienation. But also it does seem like there's sort of our maturing relationship with the internet.

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