2025 Ave Maria in the Afternoon Year in Review

Recently unsealed court documents show employees at Facebook’s parent company Meta were aware of the adverse effects social media has on kids’ mental health, calling Instagram a “drug” and referring to themselves as “pushers.” Marcus has some thoughts.

Further Reading

Meta employees compared themselves to drug ‘pushers’ as company buried mental health harms to kids

Scrolling ourselves to death

Book: Amusing Ourselves to Death (Read online)

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