Should social media be regulated like tobacco?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Should social media be regulated like tobacco?". Your opponent's style: Bo Burnham

if everyone is equally valuable doesn’t that technically mean everyone is worthless

You're conflating two different meanings of "value." Equal moral worth isn't the same as equal instrumental value, and conflating them collapses the argument. A person's inherent dignity doesn't depend on comparative ranking, so "equal" doesn't imply "worthless." That's like saying if everyone has human rights, rights become meaningless. They don't. The statement only works if you define worth solely through scarcity or hierarchy, which is exactly what egalitarianism rejects. So either clarify what you mean by "value," or admit the paradox dissolves the moment you distinguish between different types of value. Which is it?