A critical examination of social media's role in driving the online news economy and how that is harming democratic politics as well as people's well-being (Oliver Burkeman/The Guardian)

Oliver Burkeman / The Guardian:
A critical examination of social media's role in driving the online news economy and how that is harming democratic politics as well as people's well-being  —  Is engagement with current affairs key to being a good citizen?  Or could an endless torrent of notifications be harming democracy as well as our wellbeing?

from Techmeme http://bit.ly/2H07j6h