You Can’t Buy an Authentic Self
We should be wary of teaching the next generation that identity is something that can be bought.
A collection of 6 posts
We should be wary of teaching the next generation that identity is something that can be bought.
Exhibitionism, voyeurism, and the cycle of judgement.
The main ethical problem posed by Instagram is that young people are not mature enough to give informed consent to having their preferences harvested and fed back to them by a corporation that specialises in attention manipulation.
Jonathan Kay speaks with Jonathan Haidt about the emotionally destructive effect of social media on many young users.
Jonathan Kay talks to Kathrine Jebsen Moore about how the Instagram knitting community has been invaded by vengeful Social Justice mobs. Kathrine has written about this strange phenomenon twice for Quillette, once on 17th February, and once on 7th June.
Knitting, which helps lower the blood pressure and keep the mind busy, has enjoyed an upsurge in popularity in recent years.