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A review by feoh
Social Warming: On the Dangerous and Polarising Effects of Social Media by Charles Arthur
5.0
I was initially concerned that this would be a tiresome diatribe incanting the endless narrative that the Internet is EEEVIL.
It isn't. Instead it's a thoughtful and erudite examination of the effects social media is having on our world.
He begins with some rather insightful analysis of the evolutionary outcomes that drive our addiction and then builds upon that foundation as the book progresses through chapters examining its effect on politics, the media and our very perception of what is fact versus fiction in the modern era.
I would whole heartedly recommend this book to any thinking person who has noticed that the flowery PR and corporate mantra that drive the meteoric growth of these companies has a darker side beyond what's obvious.
To anyone who works in the technology field or the media, I think this book is almost unarguably essential reading. We should view it and the science it cites as critical in understanding the ethical dimensions of what we do for a living.
Because we all care about ethics... Right?
It isn't. Instead it's a thoughtful and erudite examination of the effects social media is having on our world.
He begins with some rather insightful analysis of the evolutionary outcomes that drive our addiction and then builds upon that foundation as the book progresses through chapters examining its effect on politics, the media and our very perception of what is fact versus fiction in the modern era.
I would whole heartedly recommend this book to any thinking person who has noticed that the flowery PR and corporate mantra that drive the meteoric growth of these companies has a darker side beyond what's obvious.
To anyone who works in the technology field or the media, I think this book is almost unarguably essential reading. We should view it and the science it cites as critical in understanding the ethical dimensions of what we do for a living.
Because we all care about ethics... Right?