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Jaron Lanier



Jaron Lanier is an American computer scientist, visual artist, computer philosophy writer, and composer. Though he is considered the founder of virtual reality, he now advocates against social media use and the way the internet currently works, encouraging us all to delete our accounts where possible.

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How We Need to Remake the Internet | Jaron Lanier

In the early days of digital culture, Jaron Lanier helped craft a vision for the internet as public commons where humanity could share its knowledge - but even then, this vision was haunted by the dark side of how it could turn out: with personal devices that control our lives, monitor our data and...

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Jaron Lanier Interview on How Social Media Ruins Your Life

Jaron Lanier, the Silicone Valley ‘computer philosopher', thinks social media is ruining your life.

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2018
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Why You Should Delete Your Social Media Accounts

Jaron Lanier is considered one of the fathers of virtual reality and a veteran of silicon valley. In his book 'Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now', Lanier contends that sites like Facebook and Twitter are dopamine farms that are reprogramming how you think and feel.

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