Take away narcissistic supply from youth.

If the Democrats in California think they have a lock on the state, like forever, they are in for a rude awakening.

Kids can work around bans. They can hop VPNs, swap platforms, build private servers and whole underground ecosystems before a bill has finished working its way through committee. Politicians are notorious for being tech‑stupid; the same people who can’t figure out how to send a group text think they can micromanage an entire generation’s digital oxygen supply.

I once had a MP cancel a meeting with me because he got scared that my AI assistant automatically texted him about our next‑day meeting. He didn’t cancel once, but twice. That’s the level of fluency we’re dealing with: they’re terrified of basic automation, but they’re certain they can outgame millions of teenagers who were raised on phones, algorithms, and side‑channel workarounds.

People do not understand how pathetically tech‑illiterate politicians are. Tech‑literacy requires more than having super‑duper Pinterest skills or a high score on the latest Facebook game. That’s not literacy. That’s using a low, no‑brainer app while thinking the shiny interface makes you a wizard.

You can screw around with many things, but the narcissistic supply? The daily drip of likes, views, comments, and visibility that props up a fragile, algorithm‑trained sense of self? You’re in for a world of hurt when your “victims” are old enough to vote, and they still remember exactly who tried to turn off the tap.