Item: Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
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Author: keking

by Jaron Lanier

'A blisteringly good, urgent, essential read' ZADIE SMITH

Jaron Lanier, the world-famous Silicon Valley scientist-pioneer and 'high-tech genius' (Sunday Times) who first alerted us to the dangers of social media, explains why its toxic effects are at the heart of its design, and explains in ten simple arguments why liberating yourself from its hold will transform your life and the world for the better.

Social media is making us sadder, angrier, less empathetic, more fearful, more isolated and more tribal. In recent months it has become horribly clear that social media is not bringing us together – it is tearing us apart. In Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Jaron Lanier draws on his insider's expertise to explain precisely how social media works – by deploying constant surveillance and subconscious manipulation of its users – and why its cruel and dangerous effects are at the heart of its current business model and design. As well as offering ten simple arguments for liberating yourself from its addictive hold, his witty and urgent manifesto outlines a vision for an alternative that provides all the benefits of social media without the harm.

So, if you want a happier life, a more just and peaceful world, or merely the chance to think for yourself without being monitored and influenced by the richest corporations in history, then the best thing you can do, for now, is delete your social media accounts – right now. You will almost certainly become a calmer and possibly a nicer person in the process.

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wow, this book is terrible.

i was recommended this book by a coworker who often advocates for breaking digital’s significant grip on our lives, so i knew which way this book would blow before i even read it. and don’t get me wrong, i agreed with many of its points. but at times, i could only ask why?

the entire thing read as a long form opinion piece in an online journal, written by a very self-important hipster. each argument (each chapter) was full of weird tangents, random political spin, and humblebrag. it was so cringe that i had to force myself to finish this because i have only allowed myself to abandon one book during this challenge and i didn’t want to waste it this early on this dumpster fire.

and remember, i AGREE with most of his points!

who let this dude write a book? did anyone edit this?

Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

by Jaron Lanier

Reviewed by Katie King on Jan 8, 2020

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