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Social media should be a complement to real life. Not a substitute.

Written by Arthur C. Brooks | June 14, 2019

“Addiction is actually the point. That’s what social media shareholders are investing in.” The accusation came last month from Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) in a speech at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution. While some politicians have argued for years that tech giants such as Facebook are dangerous for the economy, Hawley’s argument is that…