Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now by Jaron Lanier
Brand: Picador USA
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AS SEEN IN THE NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY THE SOCIAL DILEMMA A WIRED ALLTIME FAVORITE BOOK A FINANCIAL TIMES BEST BOOK THE CONSCIENCE OF SILICON VALLEY GQ Profound . . . Lanier shows the tactical value of appealing to the conscience of the individual. In the face of his earnest argument I felt a piercing shame about my own presence on Facebook. I heeded his plea and deleted my account. Franklin Foer The New York Times Book Review Mixes prophetic wisdom with a simple practicality . . . Essential reading. The New York Times Summer Reading Preview You might have trouble imagining life without your social media accounts but virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier insists that were better off without them. In Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Lanier who participates in no social media offers powerful and personal reasons for all of us to leave these dangerous online platforms. Laniers reasons for freeing ourselves from social medias poisonous grip include its tendency to bring out the worst in us to make politics terrifying to trick us with illusions of popularity and success to twist our relationship with the truth to disconnect us from other people even as we are more connected than ever to rob us of our free will with relentless targeted ads. How can we remain autonomous in a world where we are under continual surveillance and are constantly being prodded by algorithms run by some of the richest corporations in history that have no way of making money other than being paid to manipulate our behavior How could the benefits of social media possibly outweigh the catastrophic losses to our personal dignity happiness and freedom Lanier remains a tech optimist so while demonstrating the evil that rules social media business models today he also envisions a humanistic setting for social networking that can direct us toward a richer and fuller way of living and connecting with our world. show more
Condition : New
Author : Jaron Lanier
Weight : 196.08
Publisher : Picador USA
Language : English
EAN : 9781250239082
ISBN10 : 1250239087
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20230220
Place of Publication : New York
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 114 X 178 X 15mm