There’s a saying that it’s easier to poke holes in an idea than to think of ways to fill them, and this couldn’t be more true of the social media landscape today. Amid a youth mental health crisis and profound threats to democracy, social media isn’t simply going to go away. Bastian Purrer, founder of BetterSocial and humanID, believes that we need to build something better. 

For the better part of the past decade, Bastian has been working tirelessly to build a more humane, democratic internet that puts the interests of users front and center. This vision has recently been realized on college campuses through BetterSocial, a social media app that attempts to solve many of the design problems of current platforms. Bastian joins the podcast to discuss problematic incentives, addiction, data privacy, and much more.

GUEST INFO:

Find Bastian on LinkedIn ⁠here⁠.

Download BetterSocial ⁠here⁠.

CONNECT WITH US:

Learn more about the LOG OFF Movement ⁠here⁠.

Follow us @logoffmovement on Twitter and Instagram