[ameyamk]

Although implementation may be ugly and/ or shocking - the concept in itself has interesting roots.

Although social media in itself is vital - we are seeing more usage of it correlates with negative behavior pattern (as is excessive tv watching).

Should govt intervene?

They do intervene for substance addiction...

[omeid2]

Government intervention and regulation of substance use has always been motivated by a much deeper agenda, generally economic in one way or another. The idea of taxing speech makes me uneasy.

[Retra]

If you watched people spending time with their friends, you could probably see the same patterns. Most human behavior is not productive. It's been that way for a long time.

[saagarjha]

People spending time with their friends is not productive?

[Retra]

Not any less than spending time on social media or games.