4min chapter

Plain English with Derek Thompson cover image

A Psychologist Explains Four Reasons the Internet Feels So Broken

Plain English with Derek Thompson

CHAPTER

Introduction

Exploring the negative effects of social media, from excessive content consumption to the proliferation of negativity, extremism, and tribalism online, and how these factors impact our online behavior and perception of reality.

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