Description

Big Tech is driving us, our kids, and society mad. In the nick of time, Restoring Our Sanity Online presents the bold, revolutionary framework for an epic reboot. What would social media look like if it nourished our critical thinking, mental health, privacy, civil discourse, and democracy? Is that even possible?

Restoring Our Sanity Online is the entertaining, informative, and frequently jaw-dropping social reset by Mark Weinstein, contemporary tech leader, privacy expert, and one of the visionary inventors of social networking. Readers will embark on a captivating journey leading to an inspiring and actionable reinvention. Restoring Our Sanity Online examines striking parallels in Big Agriculture and Big Energy, and the grassroots, restorative movements to heal those industries. It brings to life a comparable movement to take on Big Tech and supersede its archaic, overbearing practices. The book's explorations include:

• Empowering You--Social Media User, Creator, Star
• In The Crosshairs: Privacy And Anonymity
• Web3 Is Here--What The Heck Is It?
• Saving Our Kids From The Abyss
• Surprise Social Media Can Be Good For Your Mental Health
• Is AI The High-Tech Tattletale In Your Social Experience?
• Balancing Act--Free Speech vs. Moderation
• Facts, Opinions, Lies--Who Decides?
• How Do We Overcome C-Suite Tyranny?

This book is for all of us. Casual and heavy users of social media, parents, teachers, students, techies, entrepreneurs, investors, and elected officials. We're all affected by Big Tech and the social web, and we're all part of the solution. It's time for velocity. Restoring Our Sanity Online is the catapult to an exciting, enriching, and authentic future.