Facebook, Google and the “Internet of Things” save steps and
make connections for us, but these conveniences come at great non-monetary cost and a large
extent wind up dividing us and leaving us depressed. In addition, our privacy gets compromised.
There is a book from Penguin Press that just came out last
weak called Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe,"
by Roger McNamee. This book has been
summarized in an opinion piece by Karen Swisher of NBC, and this overview can
be read at https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/facebook-google-other-internet-platforms-are-creating-dystopian-nightmare-it-ncna967506
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