In high school there were a number of bullies I would've gotten revenge on by trashing their names with social media. I wonder if it could be made a crime? It may not be possible to criminalize it, since it's usually accidental rather than purposeful. Therefore social media seems a dubious metric under any circumstances.
And yet it works quite well for YC to filter out potential applicants. So there are some circumstances in which social media provides signal.
Maybe making it impossible for someone to forge your identity is the way forward. It's certainly an uncomfortable thought that all future children will be judged by what they say as young teenagers, though. But maybe it's inevitable.
They'll just have to mature more quickly. Adolescence is an artificial invention anyway.
And yet it works quite well for YC to filter out potential applicants. So there are some circumstances in which social media provides signal.
Maybe making it impossible for someone to forge your identity is the way forward. It's certainly an uncomfortable thought that all future children will be judged by what they say as young teenagers, though. But maybe it's inevitable.
They'll just have to mature more quickly. Adolescence is an artificial invention anyway.