Not admitted · Satire or irony
Rules 1.1.0 · as of 14 Sep 2026
Owen Scott Muir · Said 18 Jun 2024 · owen-1098
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Satire or irony
“Reminding adolescents that something—Murthy’s proposed plan— isn’t safe? This is an awesome strategy to encourage more of that behavior.”
Response to Surgeon General Vivek Murthy's NY Times op-ed calling for a congressionally mandated warning label on social media. Sarcastic framing: the author predicts a warning label will backfire and increase adolescent social media use, citing approach sensitization and the antidepressant black-box warning precedent. Public health policy domain.
Marked or evident satire, hyperbole or irony.