CASE #1 — SOCIAL MEDIA vs. YOUR KIDS
The average age a child first encounters online p***** is now 11 years old. The average age they open their first social media account? Eight. And we handed them the device. We clicked agree on the Terms of Service. And then we said "parents should parent" like that's a policy. It's not a policy. It's a way of making the failure somebody else's fault. Court is in session.
CASE #2 — CANCEL CULTURE ON TRIAL
The internet says it believes in redemption. The internet is lying. Cancel culture doesn't cancel celebrities — it cancels regular people who don't have PR teams or lawyers. Meanwhile Chris Brown has been selling out arenas & stadiums continuously since 2009. People tweet "he's canceled" and buy the ticket in the same breath. So who actually gets canceled? And is any of this actually about accountability... or is it about the feeling of power?
CASE #3 — SPORTS vs. SOCIAL MEDIA
Nobody watches basketball anymore. We watch podcasts about basketball. Then reaction videos to the podcasts. Then tweets about the reaction videos. Americans wagered over $120 BILLION on sports last year. Your uncle used to love football. Now your uncle loves FanDuel and football is just the delivery mechanism. The jump shot isn't the point anymore. The jump shot is the inciting incident.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 — Cold Open
0:45 — Intro
2:00 — Case #1: Should Kids Be Banned From Social Media?
10:30 — Case #2: Can A Canceled Artist Ever Come Back?
19:00 — Case #3: Have Sports Become More About Social Media Than Sports?
23:00 — Final Judgment + The Callback You Didn't See Coming
DROP YOUR VERDICT IN THE COMMENTS:
→ What age should kids get social media?
→ Name somebody who SURVIVED cancellation. Name somebody who DESERVED it permanently.
→ When's the last time you watched a full game — no phone, no parlay, start to finish?
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