It is becoming more and more clear that while the internet has provided enormous benefit to human society, there have also been some bad outcomes, most notably the negative impact of social media platforms on the critical thinking and interpersonal and communication skills of our children. This troubling trend is accelerating as social media platforms such as Instagram, YouTube, and TikTok use AI to better profile their users to become even more addictive to the young brains of our children. 

Our democracy requires leaders with strong critical thinking skills combined with strong values and a benevolent moral compass, and a conscious appreciation for the values and morals that were infused into our Constitution and its unique three-branch governing structure. The ability of our children to become this type of values/morals-based Conscious Critical Thinker is being stolen from them by social media platforms that are becoming even more powerful with AI.