Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda

Jaron Lanier on Why You Should Delete Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

01.08.2019 - By Alan AldaPlay

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Should you shut down your social media accounts right now? Jaron Lanier thinks so, and he knows the tech world. He helped build the Internet and was one of the creators of virtual reality. But now, he believes something has gone very wrong with our new digital world. In this episode, Jaron joins Alan Alda to discuss social media addiction, the crisis at Facebook, how our behavior is being subtly manipulated, and how the means of communication that we hoped would bring us closer together - is doing exactly the opposite. 

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