[jstarfish]

No, it really is that simple.

Never before has a foreign entity been able to deliver personalized content at the individual level. Not at this scale. The only way a device could get any more embedded would be through rectal insertion.

Not every problem can be solved. Sometimes the best we can do is mitigate.

[Smart]phones are spyware in every pocket...by design.

[jay_kyburz]

That solves "your" problem.

It doesn't solve the problems for your democracy.

We want to limit the ability of the wealthy and foreign nations to control the mob.

We want the mob to be well adjusted, well educated, happy, and kind.

[burglins]

The "mob" is uneducated, stupid and prone to manipulation. The "mob" attacked Poland from the east in the XX century.

We have to start treating the mob as individuals. Putting down the phone is tantamount to having a grasp on reality.