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Disconnect

Why We Get Pushed to Extremes Online and How to Stop It

Jordan Guiao

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English
Monash University Publishing
01 November 2022
Many of us know an anti-vaxxer or a selfie-obsessed narcissist who clutters our social feeds; an online conspiracy theorist or a child whose face is buried in a smartphone. Some of us even live with one. How do we pull these people back from the brink of a digital abyss?

In this compelling account, researcher Jordan Guiao reveals what happens when we fall into online addiction and radicalisation. He speaks to Covid-19 ‘freedom fighters’, QAnon conspiracists, social media egoists, online gamers and men’s rights activists, tracing their path into obsession and how they found their way out. Drawing on psychology, neuroscience and research on addiction, he prompts us to ask: how can we use the tools that connect us to stop isolating us? And what should our governments do to protect us?

In an age of online outrage and social media schisms, where Big Tech tracks our every click, it is time for a conversation about how to use the internet safely and for social good. Let’s stop the disconnect and create an online world we can all be proud of.

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Imprint:   Monash University Publishing
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 153mm, 
ISBN:   9781922633354
ISBN 10:   1922633356
Pages:   288
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Jordan Guiao is a research fellow at The Australia Institute's Centre for Responsible Technology. A former digital strategist at the ABC and head of social media at SBS, he worked in Silicon Valley, where he gained unique insights into the technology capital of the world. He is the co-editor (with Peter Lewis) of The Public Square Project.

Reviews for Disconnect: Why We Get Pushed to Extremes Online and How to Stop It

A necessary reset of a book ... Given how many of us are losing loved ones to conspiracy rabbit holes and brain-shaping tech, this humane, insightful and - yes - practical book couldn't be more timely. -- Benjamin Law


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