Jaron Lanier Books
Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist, musician and writer. He was an early innovator in the field of virtual reality and has taught at Columbia University and New York University. His other books include Information Is an Alienated Experience and Who Owns The Future?
What's You Are Not a Gadget about?
You Are Not a Gadget (2010) examines why the internet tends to glorify the hive-mind and devalue the individual. Serving as both a history lesson of the web’s origins and a warning of the future consequences of its current path, this book illuminates the hidden design of the web.
Who should read You Are Not a Gadget?
- Anyone interested in learning about how technology shapes the way we view the world
- Anyone interested in how the internet is devaluing the idea of intellectual property
What's Ten Arguments for Deleting your Social Media Accounts Right Now about?
Ten Arguments for Deleting your Social Media Accounts Right Now (2018) is a modern-day cri de coeur. It offers, with ten distinct arguments, an all but irrefutable case for deleting your social media accounts. From their ethically dubious data-selling practices to the way they manipulate users, current social media companies are doing society a major disservice. Your best option right now is to delete your accounts until better options emerge.
Who should read Ten Arguments for Deleting your Social Media Accounts Right Now?
- Social media users
- Smartphone owners
- Sociologists