Technology created and has encouraged a world of now.  AI has quickly closed any gaps that were left.  Sure it can remove the mundane tasks and disguise the application as efficiency.  We want to be faster. Better.  Than everyone else.  But why? Does faster actually make us better?   At what point did sitting in the uncomfortable places of the in between become such a negative space?  One could argue it is that friction that we feel, the “rub” of the in between of having to read, research, quietly think…that it is in this space that we build incredibly resilient, empathetic, connected humans.

X, per new policy guidelines, is allowing pornography. There are no parental controls on X. Because it is considered an adult app. So the only thing standing between your kid and a twitter education on porn and sexuality is a fake birthday. Read that again. We know that our youth are experiencing a mental health crisis. Teens are still forming their sense of self and developing values and beliefs. Exposure to explicit content on sites like X can lead to confusion, distorted views of sexuality, and body image issues. Pornography often portrays unrealistic and exaggerated depictions of sex and relationships. Teenagers who are exposed to this content, again, may develop unrealistic expectations about sex, intimacy, and body image, which can negatively impact their future relationships and sexual experiences.