We're approaching forty years of this:

> The term was coined by Timothy C. May in 1988. May referred to "child pornographers, terrorists, drug dealers, etc.".[1] May used the phrase to express disdain for what he perceived as "think of the children" argumentation by government officials and others seeking to justify limiting the civilian use of cryptography tools.

> The phrase is a play on Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Digital rights activist Cory Doctorow frequently cites "software pirates, organized crime, child pornographers, and terrorists".[2][3] Other sources use slightly different descriptions, but generally refer to similar activities.

* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Horsemen_of_the_Infocalyp...

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microgpt 2 hours ago | parent [-]

sometimes it's true. We ruined the brains of a whole generation of people. Should we stop doing that? If so, how?

	▲	bluefirebrand an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Can you elaborate on what you think ruined the brains of a generation of young people? Actually, can you even tell us which generation you're referring to so we know what era of the internet you're unhappy with?