Friday, October 14, 2022
Digital Madness by Nicholas Kardaras
DIGITAL
MADNESS by Nicholas Kardaras (Glow Kids) is subtitled “How Social Media Is Driving Our Mental
Health Crisis--and How to Restore Our Sanity.” Kardaras, a professor at Stony
Brook Medicine and an addiction expert, lays out a number of concerns in three
parts: A World Gone Mad; Digital Dystopia; and The Ancient Cure. Readers should
expect to be troubled by his insights. He describes societal (isolation,
political polarization, etc.) and physical (obesity, diabetes) consequences of
our social media and technology addiction. While Publishers Weekly says “readers will be unnerved,” Kirkus aptly summarizes Kardaras
treatise as a “frightening diagnosis of a corrosive plague by an articulate
expert in the field.” Kardaras holds strong opinions and shares them in memorable
ways such as the parable of Digitus and the God A-Eye. He offers a bleak
outlook despite his calls for using reason and honor and acting as a
philosopher-warrior. The text is pretty dense for our students, but a key
takeaway for them could be his wellness tips regarding daily exercise and
meditation. Contains several pages of notes and an index.
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