Jamie Bartlett

Turn off and tune out

James Bridle's writing is unnecessarily convoluted, while Jaron Lanier's is too simple

issue 21 July 2018

  • New Dark Age: Technology and the End of the Future

    James Bridle

    Verso, pp. 304

  • Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now

    Jaron Lanier

    Bodley Head, pp. 160

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