Dr. Jim Taylor

Is Social Media an Existential Threat to Civilized Society?

By Dr. Jim Taylor| 2022-02-02T13:37:10-08:00 January 31st, 2022|Categories: Technology|Tags: facebook, Frances Haugen, Instagram, internet, Mark Zuckerberg, social media, technology, tik tok, twitter|0 Comments

The conventional wisdom among social-media experts is that social media is neither good nor bad; rather it is how social media is used that determines whether it is life affirming or life damaging. These same social-media experts (myself included) have been reluctant to speak strongly against these technology platforms for fear of being labeled a [...]

Can Technology Save Itself from Itself?

With the 20th anniversary of the birth of Internet just passed, I thought it a good time to step back and reflect on the role of technology in our present lives and the role it may play in the future. There is no doubt that the technological developments of the past two decades made possible [...]