Chris Best

You know, the places where the Internet can then spill back into actual real life.

where it's not only a substitute for seeing people in person, but can cause you to see people in person, I think that's really important and valuable too.

I do.

And I do think the problem is real.

I think it's easy to overstate it.

I think there's sort of a sense in which every generation turns around and says, kids these days are failing in these ways and they're rotting their brains.

And I think you could have said that about TV for my generation and the generation before.

And it was probably true to some extent.

The way I look at it is,

we're not going to turn back the clock on these things.

We're not going to put the toothpaste back in the tube and not have the internet anymore, not have phones anymore, not have networks that connect everyone anymore.

I think even if you could do that, you shouldn't want to.

And the question becomes...

you know, what's the version of using this stuff that's actually good?

What's the version of it that's not just compelling in the moment, but is actually helping me live the life I want to lead, become the person I want to become, you know, help create the community and the society I want?

And I think that hunger is there.

I think young people want that as much as ever.

And one of the things that you can do to help is to create a real alternative.

And to say like, you know, I'm not saying stop scrolling TikTok, but sometimes try this other thing.

Sometimes come watch this long form thing or be part of this comment section that's going deep on something or, you know, read a short blog post.