Jaron Lanier's name appears on the same Wired Magazine cover the Cypherpunks issue.
Today, I started reading his book, Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts.
Has anyone else read this book?
I wonder what he thinks of nostr.
#asknostr
https://i.nostr.build/oMnQl.png
look fwd to hearing about it
Have you read his books?
no
He's an interesting guy. You should check him out on YouTube(or NewPipe).
He plays some strange musical contraption. 😅, but I think he invented MIDI or something.
invented midi - yeah wow..
Sounds like it
I read “You Are Not A Gadget” over a decade ago. He seems like an interesting guy. I have not read the book on social media. It’s not a stretch to think all social media is gathering data on us, mainly for the purpose of generating a “digital double” that could be used for various nefarious purposes.
I read you are not a gadget last year. He highlights many of the problems with social media platforms.
I also read YANAG back in the day. I often don't like or don't agree with Lanier's weird framings but i find them very valuable anyway.
Recently i heard this discussion. It was pretty good.
https://youtu.be/qbLSlzTp-Jc?si=I_FI9axiath24Ibs
I've never heard of Yanag before. I'll check him out.
I also don't like or agree with Lanier on everything either. For one thing, he's a no-coiner. 🤮
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