Instead, Newport claims he’s never even had a Facebook FB, -0.03% account. Same with Snapchat and Twitter TWTR, +0.23% In fact, he believes you, too, should join him in unplugging from the “flimflam” and “snake oil” of social media.
“More people should follow my lead and quit these services. There are many issues with social media, from its corrosion of civic life to its cultural shallowness, but the argument I want to make here is more pragmatic: You should quit social media because it can hurt your career.”