Ten Arguments to Delete Your Social Media Account Right Now audiobook cover - This warm, grounded reflection explores how “free” platforms quietly shape attention, emotions, and beliefs—and offers compassionate ways to reclaim autonomy, rebuild empathy, and choose digital spaces that serve human well-being instead of hidden incentives.

Ten Arguments to Delete Your Social Media Account Right Now

This warm, grounded reflection explores how “free” platforms quietly shape attention, emotions, and beliefs—and offers compassionate ways to reclaim autonomy, rebuild empathy, and choose digital spaces that serve human well-being instead of hidden incentives.

Summary Adaptation (Source references Jaron Lanier)

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Description

This narration walks through the subtle mechanics behind modern digital platforms—how algorithms learn our patterns, how advertising models reward manipulation, and how online environments can distort politics, empathy, and even the meaning of our words.

With a supportive, non-alarmist tone, it invites listeners to look honestly at what these systems optimize for, what they may cost us personally and socially, and what small, realistic choices can help restore clarity, agency, and deeper connection.

Who Should Listen

  • Listeners who feel drained, anxious, or emotionally “hooked” by social media and want a calmer relationship with technology
  • Creators, freelancers, and gig workers who sense that “free” platforms come with hidden tradeoffs
  • Anyone concerned about polarization, misinformation, and the health of public conversation—and curious about gentler alternatives

About the Authors

This narration is based on provided summary content that references ideas popularized by technologist and author Jaron Lanier, including the concept of the “BUMMER” business model. The script is a warm adaptation of that material for audio listening.