'A blisteringly good, urgent, essential read' ZADIE SMITH Jaron Lanier, the world-famous Silicon Valley scientist-pioneer and 'high-tech genius' (Sunday Times) who first alerted us to the dangers of social media, explains why its toxic effects are at the heart of its design, and explains in ten simple arguments why liberating yourself from its hold will transform your life and the world for the better. Social media is making us sadder, angrier, less empathetic, more fearful, more isolated and more tribal. In recent months it has become horribly clear that social media is not bringing us together - it is tearing us apart. In Ten Arguments For Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Jaron Lanier draws on his insider's expertise to explain precisely how social media works - by deploying constant surveillance and subconscious manipulation of its users - and why its cruel and dangerous effects are at the heart of its current business model and design. As well as offering ten simple arguments for liberating yourself from its addictive hold, his witty and urgent manifesto outlines a vision for an alternative that provides all the benefits of social media without the harm. So, if you want a happier life, a more just and peaceful world, or merely the chance to think for yourself without being monitored and influenced by the richest corporations in history, then the best thing you can do, for now, is delete your social media accounts - right now. You will almost certainly become a calmer and possibly a nicer person in the process.

扎迪-史密斯（ZADIE SMITH） 贾龙-拉尼尔（Jaron Lanier）是世界知名的硅谷科学家-先锋和 "高科技天才"（《星期日泰晤士报》），他首先提醒我们注意社交媒体的危险，解释了为什么它的有毒影响是其设计的核心，并以十个简单的论点解释了为什么将自己从其控制中解放出来将改变你的生活和世界。社交媒体正在使我们更加悲伤、愤怒、缺乏同情心、更加恐惧、更加孤立和更加部落化。最近几个月，已经变得非常清楚，社交媒体没有使我们团结起来--它正在使我们分裂。在《现在就删除你的社交媒体账户的十个论点》中，Jaron Lanier利用其内行的专业知识，准确地解释了社交媒体是如何运作的--通过部署持续监视和下意识地操纵其用户--以及为什么其残酷和危险的影响是其当前商业模式和设计的核心。他提供了十个简单的论据，让你从其令人上瘾的控制中解放出来，他诙谐而紧迫的宣言概述了一个替代方案的愿景，该方案提供了社交媒体的所有好处，而没有伤害。因此，如果你想要一个更快乐的生活，一个更公正、更和平的世界，或者仅仅是有机会在不被历史上最富有的公司监控和影响的情况下为自己思考，那么现在你能做的最好的事情就是删除你的社交媒体账户--现在。在这个过程中，你几乎肯定会成为一个更平静的人，也可能是一个更善良的人。