Ten arguments for deleting your social media accounts right now, by Jaron Lanier

I’ve done quite a bit of thinking about social media over the last year. It’s been prompted by world events, an almost complete collapse of their usefulness to me, personally and professionally, and by the change I’ve seen in others. I have friends who I know as intelligent and compassionate people, but whose online presence now seems paranoid, unhappy and hateful. Social media has little positive to offer in 2025, and far too many negative effects to ignore.

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