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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
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A book by Jaron Lanier discussing the impact of social media and advocating for quitting social media platforms.
In this book, Lanier writes about how social media platforms are designed to trigger things inside us that make us feel as though we are missing out if we don’t hit refresh one more time. He refers to Facebook and similar platforms as “BUMMER” tech: “Behaviors of Users Modified, and Made Into an Empire for Rent.”
Jaron Lanier's book discusses the exploitative nature of social media platforms and offers ten arguments for why users should consider deleting their accounts to reclaim their attention and lives.
You might have trouble imagining life without your social media accounts, but virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier insists that we’re 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.