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What if We Had Fixed Social Media?

The post imagines a world where humane technology reforms replaced addictive social‑media algorithms with consensus‑building and solution‑focused feeds, enforced dopamine‑emission standards, and treated platforms as attention fiduciaries subject to zoning‑like regulations. It describes sweeping cultural, legal, and design changes—including school bans, age‑appropriate design codes, a trillion‑dollar lawsuit funding digital‑literacy, and real‑world event‑driven matchmaking—that restored mental health, reduced polarization, and re‑humanized social interaction. Through this speculative history, Tristan Harris and Aza Raskin argue that bold, coordinated action can reshape the attention economy toward societal well‑being.