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A review by elsemma
Social Warming: On the Dangerous and Polarising Effects of Social Media by Charles Arthur
5.0
So this book is excellent in my opinion. I read it via audiobook which I would recommend however, I will be purchasing a physical copy so I can re-read this and highlight aspects. (This is mainly because it fits in with my job but it is that good.) This book is a great starter into the impacts of social media on our world. It is not an exhaustive analysis but it is very good for looking at specific examples.
While social media has been successful for many reasons, for example I love finding small businesses to follow and I love using goodreads for reviews, there is no denial of the negative. People often blame the youth and how social media is damaging their minds and don't get me wrong it has changed the way young people grow up but it is also impacting adults. This book is excellent at explaining in detail why and how that is happening. In particular it focuses on events surrounding the elections in the UK and US and the events in Myanmar while also being more general about the impact of algorithms on our lives.
I find it hard to review non-fiction so I'll probably leave that here and maybe update this on my second read through. To me this book was well written, research and easy to understand. I think anyone with an interest in the subject would find it enjoyable. I will say as someone who does have some knowledge of this already, I didn't find anything too shocking but it was still an enjoyable read.
While social media has been successful for many reasons, for example I love finding small businesses to follow and I love using goodreads for reviews, there is no denial of the negative. People often blame the youth and how social media is damaging their minds and don't get me wrong it has changed the way young people grow up but it is also impacting adults. This book is excellent at explaining in detail why and how that is happening. In particular it focuses on events surrounding the elections in the UK and US and the events in Myanmar while also being more general about the impact of algorithms on our lives.
I find it hard to review non-fiction so I'll probably leave that here and maybe update this on my second read through. To me this book was well written, research and easy to understand. I think anyone with an interest in the subject would find it enjoyable. I will say as someone who does have some knowledge of this already, I didn't find anything too shocking but it was still an enjoyable read.