I Hate the Manipulation Economy

Why social media, video games, and more are so unpleasant

Photo by Sivani Bandaru on Unsplash

It was inescapable all December long. There was advertising everywhere — on TV, on billboards, on the internet. Sports betting was arriving in my state on January 1.

I’m not a gambler at all. I’ve been in probably three casinos in my life, and found them disturbing and sad rather than…