Is social media the greatest invention of our lifetime — or the new cigarettes? In Episode 9 of the TEN21 Podcast, Castro and the crew debate whether social media is good or bad, pulling from real experience building businesses, careers, and communities online — and from some of the wildest things social media has put them through.

The conversation covers social media addiction and doom scrolling, the algorithm and how it shapes what we see, screen time and kids, parenting in the social media age, AI influencers like Lil Miquela, the high-profile case over whether platforms were designed to be addictive to young users, content creator careers versus pro-athlete careers, online privacy and "swatting," and where AI takes social media next.