In a move that would make even the most authoritarian regimes blush, tech executives are seriously considering implementing “Internet Operating Hours” to combat what they’re calling “chronic digital overconsumption disorder.” The proposal, which emerged from a closed-door summit at the Palo Alto Innovation Incubator last month, would see the entire internet—yes, all of it—operating on […]
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In the annals of warfare, few strategies have proven as effective as the Trojan Horse.1 The Greeks didn’t need to defeat Troy’s armies—they just needed the Trojans to voluntarily wheel their destruction through their own gates. Fast forward three millennia, and China has seemingly perfected the digital equivalent: convincing 170 million Americans to enthusiastically install […]

