How to Do Nothing: Delete Social Media

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While reading How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy by Jenny Odell, she mentioned a short quote by Jaron Lanier about the grave effects big tech has had on our lives. I investigated the mentioned author and sought out his most popular work to read for better comprehension of Odell. After reading Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Today by Jaron Lanier, I realized he shared some of the same broad ideas about the malicious effect social media and big tech has had people in modern times. While two wildly different writers, Lanier takes Odells philosophy about the issues of the attention economy regarding social media, and dives deep into the technical corruption of big tech.

In my analytical essay, How to Do Nothing: Delete Social Media, I compare and contrast the ideas of the the two authors about the effect of social media on the mass public and how it is altering society. Lanier takes a more direct assault at the maliciousness of social media, while Odell uses a broader range of industries to resist the attention economy as a whole. Lanier’s work serves as a valuable supplement to assist in the analysis of Odell’s ideology and creates beneficial connections to be explored.

Disappearance of Our Privacy

The essay Disappearance of our privacy argues that social media steals our privacy. That essay explains that Internet sites have eliminated the idea of ​​”privacy”. By stealing our internet data, the media is taking away our privacy. Social Media sites steal our information through three main ways they collect information. First way, social media sites collect data and information from the user’s accounts such as their date of birth, gender, address, etc. the information they search for. Second way, they keep track of what type of information you search for. Third way, they look at what type of videos you frequently watch. The essay describes the idea of stealing our privacy to make money brings the argument about the attention of the economy. The idea of being productive all the time is applied when we excessively use social media and as we mentioned social media is stealing our privacy. The essay also provides 6 tips that we can do to protect what is left of our privacy. First, do not post too much personal information. Second, take advantage of the privacy settings on the social media sites. Third, Beware of strange accounts. Fourth, beware of links. Fifth, use a strong and complex password. Finally, do not link your accounts to untrusted apps.

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https://hoqas.medium.com/disappearance-of-our-privacy-4c24cd32f15b

Reference

Odell, J. (2019). How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy. Melville House.

Trust in the social media world — Tick Yes Blog. (n.d.). October 10, 2020.