In April, we’re discussing Social Media. Our discussion will be based on the book Outrage Machine: How Tech Amplifies Discontent, Disrupts Democracy – and What We Can Do About It by Tobias Rose-Stockwell. Learn how a handful of small features were quietly launched at social media companies with little fanfare that triggered a cascading set of dramatic changes to how media, politics, and society itself operates – inadvertently creating an Outrage Machine we cannot ignore. In this book, Tobias Rose-Stockwell shares the defining shifts caused by these technologies, and how they have ignited a society-wide crisis of trust. Drawing from cutting-edge research and vivid personal anecdotes, Rose-Stockwell illustrates how social media has bound us to an unprecedent system of public performance, training us to react rather than reflect, and attack rather than debate. As always, feel free to participate in the discussion even if you can’t read the book. Learn more at: https://inspiradassbc.club/april-2024-meeting/