Social Media - Next Tobacco, Lead Paint, Oxycodone as Public Nuisance?

 It's in the public interest. That could be how the plaintiff bar, lawmakers and activists move the needle in activating or threatening to leverage public nuisance law against much of social media. 

That had been a homerun against tobacco. The 1998 settlement was for $206 billion for the first 25 years of the agreement. In addition, consciousness was raised about the dangers of smoking.

The lead paint state class actions didn't pan out so well. The one win was in California. 

Oxycodone did better. In the process the marketing manipulation tactics had been exposed. 

Now, political publication The Hill says it: Social media can be the "Next Tobacco." As with tobacco, what's being contended is that social media is addictive. It's alleged that the algorithms are structured to unleash intense anger. 

"Like nicotine, rage triggers something we can’t resist: dopamine. We are dopes for dopamine." 

Usually in America action happens in response to. That is, it's rarely pro-active. Tragedies occur. When there are enough of them a movement kicks off and could gain traction. Class action lawsuits could proliferate. That could be a big story for media. And a high-profile cause for those in healthcare. 

In intuitive coaching/tarot I tutor how to be ahead of trends. In that space between signs that something is developing and the actual whatever is where opportunity is. What could be in this for you?

Thrown off your game, maybe the first time since you started working? You made all the right moves and then the world moved in another direction.

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