Is Social Media Really a Joke?

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i've heard you say that there's this element of how everyone made fun of social media when it first started. And then the systems became incredibly powerful, and all the issues with them are deeply entrenched and really hard to fix. You're basically trying to avoid that same thing happening with web three - where right now people treat it like a joke, but there's also obvious issues. If we don't engage with them now, by the time we do, it will be so much harder to fix them,. Is that an accurate assessment of you feel about this and why you're reporting on it? Yes, totally. I mean, that is the essence of why i think this stuff is important

Humans can have a complex relationship with technology: tools like smartphones make our lives easier, but they can also be a source of anxiety or dependence. The internet can be an amazing place, or it can be a doom scrolling nightmare. And then there’s the always looming threat that our jobs–even the ones we thought only humans could do, like making art–could be lost to automation. Kevin Roose is a tech journalist who writes about the intersection of tech, business, and culture. In today’s episode, he talks about the shift of technology’s role in our lives and how we can set up boundaries with our devices to regain our autonomy. He also shares why he’s optimistic about the future, and his view on how futureproofing your job in an automated world has less to do with sharpening up our coding skills and more to do with leaning into our shared humanity. His new book, “Future Proof: 9 Rules for Humans in the Age of Automation” is out now.