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We Don't See the Loss, We Only See the Villain.
The Meta settlement was not a trial about addiction. Why that matters at home.
11 hrs ago • Ruben Gagarin, MD
The Village We Lost
Devices only filled the vacuum. Social media bans will not work
Aug 9 • Ruben Gagarin, MD

July 2026

Maps to Nowhere.
Social media feeds your kid someone else's reality. AI sells them mirage.
Jul 26 • Ruben Gagarin, MD
The Price of Consciousness — we sever ourselves from reality
Our children have barely begun
Jul 12 • Ruben Gagarin, MD

June 2026

The False Idols of the Screen
Your kids starve for something real. The screen feeds them the counterfeit.
Jun 27 • Ruben Gagarin, MD
The Shape of a Friend
AI bots, teenage heartbreak, and why the digital world leaves us empty
Jun 21 • Ruben Gagarin, MD
The Second and a Half
Why no country can ban kids from social media
Jun 13 • Ruben Gagarin, MD
After Sycophancy Comes Psychagogy
Psychiatrist on How AI Manipulates Us
Jun 8 • Ruben Gagarin, MD
AI’s next question
Psychagogy. What AI plants in your subconscious, and who decides what's true.
Jun 4 • Ruben Gagarin, MD

May 2026

The Next Suggested Question
Psychagogy, and the vanishing pause where a kid becomes herself.
May 31 • Ruben Gagarin, MD
The Real Adulthood
Will AI Robots Replace Outdated Parents?
May 21 • Ruben Gagarin, MD
Outdated Adulthood
"Parenting" describes the path. What about the destination?
May 16 • Ruben Gagarin, MD
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