The match of the century is underway.
It's Elon Musk vs. Mark Zuckerberg.
Recently, the two have publicly stated that they would fight each other in a real-life cage match.
I doubt that would ever happen, but Zuckerberg just sucker-punched Musk's career.
He used a cunning tactic that would get the nod from Lao Tzu.
Zuckerberg distracted Musk on Twitter.
And then out of nowhere...
In a move that no one saw coming...
He released the most direct rival to Twitter, called Threads.
What's crazy is it's already become the most rapidly downloaded app of all time, reaching 30 million downloads in 16 hours, according to The New York Times.
Elon Musk definitely did not see this coming.
Frankly, no one did.
It's amazing how the team over at Meta kept it a secret for so long.
But what did Musk think would happen when Zuck scalped a bunch of ex-Twitter employees?
For those of us who don't want Zuckerberg and his cronies spying on our every move through Instagram, it won't affect us.
Even Vice News reported that "Threads is all the worst parts of Twitter and Instagram in one very bad app."
But for the millions using Twitter and getting FOMO, it's kind of a big deal.
It'll be interesting to see how this plays out, as the lawsuits are already piling up especially because it looks almost exactly like Twitter.
But there's a bigger problem underlying this battle that these two can't see through their billions of dollars.
It's that the government is cracking down on social media, specifically its use by children.
And those millions of children who used to bring in money for these companies might be barred from using social media altogether.
Profits hang in the balance...
For many of us, it feels like the day of retribution is here...
That's because the Surgeon General has finally acknowledged what we've been blabbering about for years...
That social media is dangerous to your mental and physical health.
An old colleague of mine used to say that social media should come with a Surgeon General's warning. Well, today his wish may come true.
Last Tuesday, the Surgeon General released a shocking new report on the dangers of social media use.
The advisory, titled "Social Media and Youth Mental Health," brings this issue to life with troubling statistics. If you're not familiar, this type of advisory is "a public statement that calls the American people's attention to an urgent public health issue and provides recommendations for how it should be addressed. Advisories are reserved for significant public health challenges that require the nation's immediate awareness and action."
So this is a big deal.