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>>chillb+(OP)
Anecdotally, I watch a lot of youtube content of areas like hiking, camping, vanlife, survival, bushcraft, DIY, homesteading, exercise, etc. And I see more and more suggested videos that take these topics but add in a woman wearing a bikini or yoga wear while doing them, often not speaking any English or at all, with strangely named channels.

Imagine if every time you went to a library to go read and learn history or science or poetry you had to pass through and see Playboy/Maxim/Pornhub version of science and history pulling you away. And if you succumbed and opened a volume like that once, then the next time you visited that aisle you found they had removed 10% of the educational books and added in 10% more softcore porn.

China banned a lot of types of content from their local Tiktok for children, but honestly we need bifurcated apps or ways to filter search results for thirst traps for adults too. It's not any different than putting chocolate bars in a health foods aisle at the grocery store or alcohol vending machines in a rehab facility.

How many of our next would-be Einsteins, Edisons, Teslas, etc are being distracted by Tiktok, mobile games, etc.

>>throwa+Ac
I mean the argument goes that ‘true’ Einsteins, Edisons, and Teslas wouldn’t be so easily distracted.

>>mock-p+FH
I wouldn't agree with that argument, though. What does 'true' in that sense even mean? Do we as a society want to weed out the easily distractible or do we want to ensure that more people are able to flourish?

Is a potential 21st century Einstein somehow "less valuable" because his surroundings ensured he could live up to his potential?