Reclaim Your Humanity
Algorithms manipulate us, bad actors spread lies, and our privacy is constantly violated. This is not a digital detox, smart folk opt-out.
Social media has made us worse. It’s turned connection into performance, thought into echo chambers, and behavior into manipulation.
We are no longer in control. Algorithms decide what we see, prioritizing engagement over truth, pushing content designed to provoke rather than inform. We showcase curated versions of ourselves, feeding into a system that rewards vanity and punishes authenticity.
Unchecked bad actors influence our beliefs, sowing division and spreading disinformation. AI amplifies these messages, ensuring they reach us in ways that are both invasive and inescapable. And while we scroll endlessly, our data is mined, sold, and used against us, devaluing our personal lives while subtly altering how we think, act, and feel.
Social media promised to bring us closer, but instead, it’s made us more isolated, more anxious, and, frankly, more of assholes.
It’s time to take a step back. To reclaim what these platforms have stolen from us: our time, our privacy, our self-worth. We don’t have to be pawns in their game.
Reclaim your ownership at weekend.network
This is the final note from the Reclaim Collection, introducing the Weekend Network and exploring the journey toward reclaiming ownership in our digital lives.
