Is ever-better video content breaking society?

The decades-long moral panic about television has probably been right all along

The term “moral panic” has been overused in recent years, but I think many of the latest takes on smartphones (they need to be banned from school and are responsible for a surge in teen suicides) have all the hallmarks of a classic moral panic.

In essence, our youthful mischief and entertainments were wholesome and beloved, whereas the new ones are wicke…