Six reasons why social media is a Bummer

Jaron Lanier, pioneer turned digital sceptic, explains in an extract from his new book why we must take back controlIt might not seem like it at first, but I’m an optimist. I don’t think we have to throw the whole digital world away. But there is one particular hi-tech thing that is toxic even in small quantities.The issue isn’t only that internet users are crammed into environments that can bring out the worst in us, or that so much power has concentrated into a tiny number of