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I have fond memories of my Uncle “Me” driving my Aunt “B”, my mom and I from Los Angeles to San Fransisco along the Pacific Coast Highway. Fun story on a little coastal stop, where the country’s most expensive gas is worth it for the view.

Much of the public discourse and legal pushback against our technocratic overlords has been about how algorithms are negatively impacting our young, but it is quite clear that the effect is mirrored on the other end of the age spectrum. Toddlers and old-timers are both being infantilized by screens, leaving a small segment of the population in the middle capable of navigating these currents of slop. This harrowing story about how feeds are starting to hasten the cognitive deterioration for our elderly is worth your time.