"I think somebody famously put it: the message of accounts on Instagram is I had a better holiday than you, on Facebook it's my children are better than yours, and on #Twitter it's my ideology has killed less people than your ideology."

"What is it about #SocialMedia that turns us into such objectionable creatures? [...] Ash is joined by #RichardSeymour, author of #TheTwitteringMachine."

#books

#NovaraMedia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5IQyqoAz5Q

Teaching @leninology 's chapter on addiction in #TheTwitteringMachine opened the floodgates to students talking about their social media habits. Honestly terrifying, such an incredibly sophisticated level of critical self-reflection paired with complete helplessness.