Why we should be more like cats than dogs when it comes to social media
Computer scientist and virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier doesn't mince words when it comes to social media. In his latest book, "Ten Arguments for Deleting ...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: For the past few weeks, we have been reporting on the spread of misleading, false or hyperpartisan news on social media. And, last night, Miles O'Brien took a look at what Facebook is doing to crack down on what he calls junk news. Tonight, our economics correspondent, Paul Solman, talks to a Silicon Valley visionary who thinks we should do away with social media entirely. It's part of our weekly series Making Sense, which airs Thursdays on the "NewsHour." PAUL SOLMAN: When it comes to social media, computer scientist and virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier doesn't mince words. JARON LANIER, Computer Philosophy Writer: Anything you do on Facebook is fundamentally hopeless. So, I won't go on it myself. PAUL SOLMAN: Lanier, who's also an off...
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JUDY WOODRUFF: For the past few weeks, we have been reporting on the spread of misleading, false or hyperpartisan news on social media. And, last night, Miles O'Brien took a look at what Facebook is doing to crack down on what he calls junk news. Tonight, our economics correspondent, Paul Solman, talks to a Silicon Valley visionary who thinks we should do away with social media entirely. It's part of our weekly series Making Sense, which airs Thursdays on the "NewsHour." PAUL SOLMAN: When it comes to social media, computer scientist and virtual reality pioneer Jaron Lanier doesn't mince words. JARON LANIER, Computer Philosophy Writer: Anything you do on Facebook is fundamentally hopeless. So, I won't go on it myself. PAUL SOLMAN: Lanier, who's also an off...
