The moderator argues that key fault lines in the loss of decency include: (1) absence of male involvement in young men's lives, as boys need men; (2) optimization for attention rather than service as an economic and cultural norm; and (3) Big Tech's algorithmic elevation of content that divides people and rewards coarseness and cruelty.
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“an absence of male involvement in young men's lives...optimizing for um service as opposed to attention...Big Tech plays a role in elevating content algorithmically that divides us and rewards coarseness and cruelty.”
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David Brooks: America Has a Moral Problem, Not a Political One | Prof G Conversations— The Prof G Pod – Scott GallowayCreated: 8/12/2026, 6:39:10 PM
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