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  • Written by: Jaron Lanier
  • Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
  • Length: 4 hrs and 44 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (113 ratings)

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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

Written by: Jaron Lanier
Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now is a timely call-to-arms from a Silicon Valley pioneer.

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 his important new audiobook, Lanier, who participates in no social media, offers powerful and personal reasons for all of us to leave these dangerous online platforms behind before it’s too late.

Lanier’s reasons for freeing ourselves from social media’s 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 towards richer and fuller way of living and connecting with our world.

PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.

©2018 Jaron Lanier (P)2018 Macmillan Audio

What the critics say

"Narrator Oliver Wyman brings his full complement of vocalizations to this polemic on social media and what it is doing to us. His cadence and delivery are spot-on...." (AudioFile Magazine)

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Concise and thoughtful

Well structured and thoughtful arguments written in plain English. I learned a lot reading this book, it gave me a broader picture of the Tech industry's current paradigm and how this is incompatible with people's needs.

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Necessary Read for EVERY Millennial

Please consider taking an extended break from the “behaviour modification empires” which manipulate our data (and more than that) for personal gain. Experience freedom from the bondage of social media for awhile and see if you want your life uploaded afterwords. It’s a beautiful thing to be human.

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Forced myself to finish

some very valid points that give room for thought, but the author's political and moral ideology spoiled the message of the book and skewed from the whole point of the topic. Very distracting and seemingly pushing a narrative that the author himself was advocating against.

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interesting listen

Jaron loses himself in his moral ideology. His solutions also fall into the same traps of the issues he is arguing against

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A must read for every social media user

This book helped me see the elephant in the room. Yes, it's worth your monthly token.

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this is great!

this was absolutely fantastic. well read and intriguing. kept me in to finish it all.

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Nothing in life is free!

Admittedly a little ignorant heading into this book. I intuitively started abandoning social media 6 months prior. The arguments are salient and confirming.
The only issue I take with the book is the authors ideologies outside his expertise. Leave those opinions for coffee shop discussions.
I will be recommending this book to my teenagers.

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cat analogy was a little odd but loved it

wish it was narrated by Jaron, but still good. thought provoking. feel more informed after listening. thank you.

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Honest, Insightful, and Informative

It's good to be aware of what is going on when you use social media. This was a great book.

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Remarkably Thought Provoking

Truly exceptional title. It raises the most entertaining questions about the continuously changing digital landscape.

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