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Exploring the idea that inanimate objects have consciousness.

More precisely, panpsychism is "the idea that consciousness is inextricably linked to all matter and simply grows stronger as a physical object become more complex." A notion like this could have profound repercussions.

By assuming consciousness is an intrinsic part of the physical world, it offers an explanation that doesn't exceed the known laws of the universe. Matthew Rozsa contemplates the wildly complex implications of a reality ruled by this idea.

Michael Bott

Panpsychism gains steam in science communities

The perfect antidote for overwork?

As millennial burnout becomes a crisis, psychologists say keeping an unrelated hobby can do wonders. From Winston Churchill to Wall Street CEOs, best selling author Ryan Holiday reflects on how the world’s most successful people recharge, despite the all-consuming nature of their work.

Mikki Hernandez

Why ambitious people have (unrelated) hobbies

The plutocrat space race is not serious.

The billionaire battle to conquer outer space intensified this week as Richard Branson visited low Earth days before Jeff Bezos. But are they really trying to escape climate change? Science writer Sim Kern argues that the rich escaping Earth for a space utopia is merely a trope in fiction in this lifetime.

Gary Furlong

No, billionaires won’t "escape" to space while the world burns

The challenge is figuring out what could replace it.

The notion that the simpler explanation is usually right has been useful for centuries. But is the principle still useful for expanding the boundaries of science and its corresponding complexities? Global health specialists Luke Shors and Amit Chandra consider why the widely used rule may become less favoured.

Sean Crisden

As science advances, does Ockham’s razor still apply?

How our prehistoric inheritance gives us our love of beauty.

Many of us know about 'pareidolia' — the process of finding meaningful images in visual patterns. But, as Thomas Nail explores, new research suggests that it indicates human creativity and could be why we have such an appreciation for beauty in the world.

Why our "wandering brains" are wired to love art and nature

An unexpected side effect from the material.

Shanna Swan — a professor of environmental medicine and public health — is researching how chemicals found in plastic products are harming humanity's reproductive rates. In an interview with Matthew Rozsa, she reveals how the most prominent example of this is the decreasing sperm counts and advises on what can be done to combat this decline.

How plastics are making us infertile — and could even lead to human extinction

How money shapes the mind.

Although it is a cultural trope that has existed for centuries, new studies show that people with higher incomes can’t empathise with those with fewer resources. Matthew Rozsa contemplates how people with power embrace a 'choice mindset' and apply it to those with a lower income.

Jan Cramer

Rich people actually do have trouble understanding what it's like to be poor

Why dreaming may be key to machine learning.

AI researchers are busy trying to create “intelligent” software, but how can this be possible when the source of intelligence is not necessarily logic and intelligence? Thomas Nail, a professor of philosophy, explores how 'misfired' neurons might be a brain feature, not a bug — and that's something research can't take into account.

Simon Mattacks

Artificial intelligence research may have hit a dead end

Why thinking clearly matters.

As a journalist, Shannon Rupp is often asked what the best classes to break into the field are — her answer is surprising. In this educational piece, she reflects on how her undergrad philosophy classes gave her the gift of logic, a skill that can be applied to just about any line of work.

This story was originally published in Salon in July 2013.

Sharon Bott

Be employable, study philosophy

How rap can create a blueprint for curiosity.

After thirty years, Nas won his first Grammy for his 13th studio album. In tribute to this achievement, Darryl Robertson reflects on how the rapper’s discography, that champions black history and literature, sparked his life-changing journey from heroin dealer to Columbia University student.

The Nas generation of scholars: finally, a Grammy for the hip hop artist who led me to liberation

Do we need to be cautious of self-involvement?

The idea of narcissism by proxy — when a person acts on a narcissist’s behalf, despite not being one themselves — has become increasingly popular in psychology discussions. Matthew Rozsa examines how the term can explain the rise in specific political trends and how it can affect our closest relationships.

Emily Woo Zeller

Narcissism can be contagious — and the repercussions extend beyond relationships

A study of the historical and multi-cultural meanings of being depressed, and how to treat it today.

In Salon, Matthew Rozsa talks to author and award-winning historian Jonathan Sadowsky about his book, "The Empire of Depression", which touches on the definitive history of 'depression' and how it spans across cultures and time in different forms.

Jonathan Booth

In "The Empire of Depression," a medical historian digs into the ailment's peculiar history

Anastasia lives in the Bronx and cleans homes for a living — the pandemic has magnified her struggles.

"I feel we have no voice, undocumented people. I didn't come here to take anything away from anybody else. We just want to be able to live." In Salon, Anastasia talks to Dao X. Tran about the magnified struggles facing undocumented immigrants in the US during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Being undocumented during the pandemic: "I feel we have no voice"

Black History Month: "Go-Go has a long history of really taking back the power."

"Every movement has a soundtrack. The Civil Rights Movement's included the promise of 'We Shall Overcome" by the late activist and folk singer, Pete Seeger. The profanity of N.W.A.'s 'Fuck tha Police' provided foresight to the L.A. riots of 1992 after the beating of Rodney King. Kendrick Lamar's 2015 'Alright,' delivered a myth that defied reality; anchoring our imagination in something monumental, majestic, and joyous."

Kelsey Navarro

Black joy: the power and politics of Go-Go music in the era of Black Lives Matter

The singer's affinity for the American Renaissance is almost a trademark of his work.

Throughout his career, Dylan has borrowed from many great American writers. This time, it's Walt Whitman's turn. English professor, Scott Peeples, analyses the influences of the 19th-century writer on the Nobel prize winner newest song.

Karl Miller

Bob Dylan contains multitudes: Walt Whitman as Dylan's muse on "Murder Most Foul"

This mouthy "Clone Wars" breakout questioned the Jedi Order long before Luke did it onscreen.

The animated series Clone Wars wrapped its final season in May 2020. In this lovely piece, Caroline Cao reflects on how her perception of its leading character, Ahsoka Tano, evolved considerably over the years. From her strange origins to a fully fleshed-out role, vital to understanding the fall of the Jedi Order in the Star Wars franchise.

Marni Penning

How I learned to love Ahsoka Tano, the Jedi pariah who wasn't supposed to exist

Quantum entanglement makes some scientists question the nature of reality — this is why. 

Physics professor at Emory University, Jed Brody, writes in Salon about why understanding what science means by 'reality', has proven one of the most interestingly complex challenges of his field.

Michael Satow

Why physicists still don’t know what reality is

One brave action that saved thousands of lives.

Author Emily L. Quint Freeman, writing in Salon, explains why she decided to live a life running from justice after burning thousands of Vietnam draft cards —  a decision that stopped thousands of young men from dying.

Sarah Naughton

How to stop a war: Why I risked prison by burning thousands of Vietnam draft cards

Epstein's lawyers are signalling his most powerful friends' secrets are safe with him - but are they?

In this piece, a former friend of Jeffrey Epstein writing in Salon before his death, offers a personal insight into Epstein's double identity, depicting the social circles that complied with and protected the convicted sex offender and - who he was to them.

I was a friend of Jeffrey Epstein; here's what I know

They both examine how memories, trauma and resentment can be passed along generations.

What do Frozen 2 and the TV series Watchmen have in common? Writing in Salon, Hanh Nguyen explains how through interrogating the stories of the past, they both offer refreshing insight into how we commemorate our history.

How “Frozen 2” is like “Watchmen”

Malevolence, betrayal and predation: the new book examining the depth of conspiracy behind Weinstein.

How did Harvey Weinstein get away with his alleged crimes for so long? Writing in Salon, Eric Keane reviews Ronan Farrow's book, "Catch and Kill" which sheds light on this conspiracy of abuse with all the page-turning conviction of a modern-day thriller.

Ashley Klanac

Ronan Farrow's high-wire act: Why it matters that "Catch and Kill" is such a page-turner

She saw how the industry works, but she couldn't foresee the impacts of oxycontin on her own son.

So pervasive is the marketing of opioids to health professionals, that a surgeon's own family was not immune. Writing in Salon, Doctor Gayle Woodson recounts her story, offering both a personal and professional insight to the opioid crisis.

A surgeon explains how opioid makers trick doctors into prescribing painkillers

"Friends" and "the Sims" celebrated landmark birthdays in 2019, so what's their legacy?

Keith A. Spencer considers their impact on a generation. Writing in Salon, he explains how the unbounded freedom of the Sims helped to undo the toxic portrayal of sex and gender he saw in "Friends".

Ken Foster

Thank you, "The Sims," for saving me from "Friends"

"I Love You, Colonel Sanders" is here.

From fan-fiction to CGI rendering, Millenial KFC fans have transformed Colonel Sanders from the face of fried chicken to sex symbol? Writing in Salon, Ashlie D. Stevens explains.

Sexy Colonel Sanders? How the face of KFC became a (kind of weird) sex symbol

Exposing the depth of women's professional marginalisation.

For women at work, so insidious is the gravitational pull to attend to men’s needs that to say no to one can feel like a betrayal — or revolution. Brooke Warner, writing in Salon, recounts her own experience pushing back against men's expectations.

Betsy Foldes Meiman

When I stopped orbiting men at work

How did a chicken sandwich become a gay rights issue?

The fast-food chain Popeyes recently added a new chicken sandwich to its menu, throwing it into an unexpected feud with Chick-fil-A - one that's about much more than just chicken sandwiches. 

Christopher Carley

In the Popeyes vs Chick-fil-A fried chicken war, a sandwich is never just a sandwich

Kitty litter is getting into the ocean, and killing marine life.

Is your cat indirectly killing monk seals? Nicole Karlis, writing in Salon examines how the interconnectedness between all natural life on Earth is extending to housecats and monk seals.

How housecats are (indirectly) killing monk seals

Count your steps, calories, dates, friendships?  Is this any way to live?

Does measuring quantity have any bearing on quality? Keith A. Spencer writing in Salon investigates.

How being human got reduced to management

A new adaptation trailer is getting fans excited, it's time to reappraise the original.

When the 2009 film adaptation of "Watchmen" was released it was slammed by the critics. A decade later, Matthew Rozsa writing in Salon argues why the film - despite its flaws - is worthy of praise.

Rex Anderson

Is Zack Snyder's "Watchmen" really that bad? Let's take another look

Why do these selfie challenges take over our timelines?

In July 2019, FaceApp, an ageing challenge using virtual face transformation software went viral. Ashlie D. Stevens writing in Salon asks why these applications become so popular despite their staggering privacy concerns.

Why that FaceApp aging challenge went viral — despite privacy questions

An old bus card or a battered notebook - what stories lie in our most cherished possessions?

Mary Elizabeth Williams, writing in Salon, reflects on her experience helping a terminally ill friend prepare for death by sorting through her possessions; uncovering the tightly held stories they kept stored away. 

Her final KonMari: I helped my friend declutter before she died

Unlikely connections: a journey for when you're homesick for generosity, freedom and community.

Amy Cuddy recounts in Salon how an impromptu trip, following the Grateful Dead's summer tour offered her more than just a mere escape, but a sense of community.

Communing with the Dead: I followed the Grateful Dead to escape and ended up finding home

'There are no easy answers to the problem of feeling purposeless'.

The Toy Story franchise has provided both playfulness and poignancy in equal measure since it first began in 1995. With the fourth film released in 2019, Matthew Rozsa writing in Salon magazine considers how "Toy Story" puts our greatest fears on the table. This piece contains spoilers from Toy Story 4.

The beautiful bleakness of the "Toy Story" movies

"While my father died in a galaxy far, far away, "Return of the Jedi" began filming a few miles from my house." 

In this poignant recollection of love and grief, Erin Keane shares moments from her relationship with her father envisaged through the heroic and intrepid world of Star Wars.

Greetings from Tatooine, Arizona

Has a militarised local police always been the norm in America?

The militarisation of US local police to civilian protesting has caused international outrage, and Peter Houlahan from Salon, traces it back to the 1980 Narco bank robbery, claiming this moment is when it all changed.

The road to Ferguson: this 1980 bank robbery changed how American police are armed

"A lot of times, I feel they have taught me more... Chief among the lessons: control is overrated."

Linda Kulman shares fifteen lessons that are a useful reminder for anyone fighting the overpowering impulse is to be in control — and to do whatever we do well. "Muddling through is not just true of parenting but of all my roles — wife, daughter, sister, writer, next-door-neighbour". 

The 15 parenting lessons of muddling through

Joshua Roebke writing in Salon, recounts the events of the 1919 eclipse, in which an internationally coordinated observation, changed our understanding relativity.  

The 1919 solar eclipse experiment that confirmed relativity was built with physical labor

Rarely is a tale told of coming out being anything short of terrifying. But for Brian Perrin, after coming out in High School, he thrived. Writing in Salon ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in 2019, he writes this beautiful reflection on community and courage.

On LGBTQ allies and angels, and Stonewall at 50

Keith A. Spencer, writing in Salon magazine, argues that although it has become in vogue among millennials to mock the Baby Boomer generation as out-of-touch, reactionary, and complicit in destroying the planet, there are actually a lot of lessons to be learnt from the original counterculture generation.

Ron Butler

Why millennials will miss Boomers when they're gone

Amanda Marcotte, author and politics writer, interviews the Harvard law professor, Cass Sunstein on “how change happens”. In this in-depth interview published in Salon, they discuss the importance of social movements and how they allow for broad social change to become possible.

Andi Arndt and Karl Miller

Cass Sunstein on "How Change Happens": hope that a better society is possible

Post-traumatic stress disorder can develop after being involved in, or witnessing, traumatic events. 

For Mary Elizabeth Williams, the near-fatal experience of Cancer, and the harrowing near-death experience of her two-year-old daughter, left her crippled with anxiety. Writing in Salon, she shares her experience and the adverse challenges of validating her trauma.

You don't have to go to war to develop PTSD

Bex Brian writing in Salon magazine shares this ode to … bones. The now ubiquitous menu item, which has had deep resonance for 3 generations of women seeking strength, stability and joy.

Scott Ciscon

In a time of adversity, the bone-deep appeal of bone broth moves through mother to daughter

Who is really benefiting from Yelp reviews? Restaurants or customers or both? Joshua Sperber, writing in Salon magazine, looks at how the surveillance performed happily by anonymous Yelp reviewers is actually making workers miserable.

Yelp is turning customers into managers

There is an entire generation who will be unable to relate to this nostalgic story of learning to read a map or the largely instinctual ability to read terrain. The once coveted skill of map reading has since been replaced by GPS, and as Lucian K. Truscott, writing in Salon magazine claims, we should be fearful of this exchange, as maps can't be hacked, and GPS can.

Using GPS instead of maps is the most consequential exchange of technologies in history

Matthew Rozsa writing in Salon magazine, shares his personal reflections on living with autism and especially his frustrations at being treated with casual cruelty and condescension.

I'm autistic, not a child: are casual cruelty and condescension neurotypical traits?

"Simplicity and impulsivity don't translate to thoughtful conversations on Twitter."

In an age where digital politics are rife, Brian L. Ott urges us in Salon to look outside of social media for our news and politics. Here, he especially looks at how Twitter usage is positively correlated to narcissism and Machiavellianism.

The dangers of digital politics

Thanos, Iron Man and the Malthusian extreme, Matthew Rozsa, writing in Salon, uncovers some of the interesting political ideas simmering beneath the surface of "Avengers: Endgame". This piece contains spoilers ahead for "Avengers: Endgame." You have been warned!

The politics of "Avengers: Endgame": Thanos, Iron Man and the Malthusian extreme

2019 marks the end of Avengers and the Star Wars Skywalker saga, and, it’s set to break some hearts. Matthew Rozsa, writing in Salon, reflects on the beloved narratives and the collective grief as they come to a close.

Avengers and the Star Wars Skywalker saga: It's the end of a universe as we know it

The fight to save some of the world’s most biodiverse regions.

Amongst the fight against climate change, Reynard Loki, from Salon, follows the historic lawsuit launched by the Waorani people of Ecuador who want to save their homes — and our planet — from destruction.

Indigenous peoples go to court to save the Amazon from oil company greed

For George Harrison, 1979 marked a turning point for his post-Beatles career. With alcoholism behind him and a new family in tow, Kenneth Womack takes us through how the Quiet Beatle got his groove back with his eponymous LP.

George Harrison's spectacular comeback: What 1979 meant for his post-Beatles career

"Dr King influenced my grandma, who in turn influenced me."

"In my youth, my Grandma wanted me to be more like MLK, but I didn't think he had anything to offer a kid like me." D. Watkins shares in Salon some timeless words of wisdom as he reflects on growing up in east Baltimore; his relationship with the church, Martin Luther King Jr. and his grandmother.

"Grandparents were the driving force of our households in the '90s. Not to generalize, but it seemed like no one was really being raised by their parents back then. It could've been the crack era, mass incarceration, people making kids before they were ready to raise them, or a combination of it all, but the Gen Xers and Millennials I knew were raised by granny, who remembers when the black church used to be the epicenter of the black community. Our grandparents invested their all in church because it was a one-stop shop for everything African Americans needed to survive oppression — where you can get food if you are hungry, receive free marriage counseling, a small business loan, guidance, tutoring, prayer, praise, worship and basically help of all kinds. I don’t think enslaved Africans would have been able to get through slavery, or survive in America after it ended, without the black church. That resiliency is what King represented and why our grandmas honored him with a permanent place in living rooms across the country."

Coming around on Martin Luther King Jr.: my grandma, the black church and me

What does Valentine’s day mean to you? For Anthony Papa, writing in Salon, it was to the day 34 years ago that he was sentenced under the harsh Rockefeller laws to 15 years in prison… as a first-time drug offender.

When Valentine's Day means 15 to life: 34 years ago today, I was sentenced to prison

From "Russian Doll" to "What Men Want", we are seeing the rise of the antiheroine on our screens.  Finally seeing women suffering magical trials usually reserved for men is changing the way we perceive these stories - and we love it.

Rena-Marie Villano

The cosmic joke's on her: The antiheroine's journey through a cursed universe

There is an odd sort of romance in your teens, when you find a song, an artist, a word that haunts and transforms you. For Aaron Burch, writing this essay in Salon magazine, the year is 1991 and the artist is, (obviously), Kurt Cobain

 I'm not like them, but I can pretend (Obviously, this is an essay about Kurt Cobain and Nirvana)

Emily J. Smith, writing in Salon magazine, reflects on a decade of obnoxious dates with the same tall, rugged, hipster men of her 20s. In allowing herself to loathe the men she once desired, Smith finds a welcome freedom.

Breaking up with my type: How I learned to stop worrying and let myself loathe the men I once desired

“I’d never envisioned teaching Austen's books to a room of men found guilty of making life deeply unfair for others” confesses Professor of English, Devoney Looser in Salon magazine, on giving her first lecture to convicted sex offenders. 


Andi Arndt

Teaching Jane Austen to sex offenders

Bob Dylan started writing a song about Wisconsin decades ago. Singer song-writer Trapper Schoepp writing in Salon, tells us how he worked with Dylan to finish writing the song.

How I wrote a song with Bob Dylan: A 57-year collaboration about my home state of Wisconsin 

Whether it’s Finance or Philosophy, Princeton or Penn State, is there any point in going to an elite college if climate change alters everything we know about life in 30 years? 

College, climate change, and preparing our kids for the worst case scenario 

 The old joke goes “did you know that Paul McCartney had a band before Wings?” - Kenneth Womack takes a look at the new reissue of "Wild Life" and "Red Rose Speedway" from Wings which reveals a much more interesting sound behind the originals. 

Wings was a better band than Paul McCartney or his critics think

Erin Keane stopped eating meat years ago. Why? She claims “Who cares - once I go through passport control, all menu items are a go!”

A vegetarian goes to Transylvania: The case for breaking meat rules on vacation

As the fight against the abuse of power continues, Victoria Shorr examines the testimony from a monk who served as the young French martyr's confidante who claims she was assaulted in the dungeon.

What Joan of Arc would have known about #MeToo

As the health crisis continues to surge around heroin addiction, Kenneth Womack writing in Salon tells the tale of the fifth Beatle member, heroin.

In 1969 the fifth Beatle was heroin: John Lennon's addiction took its toll on the band

As the Catholic Church gropes its way toward telling the truth about sexual abuse, Lucian K. Triscott shares his account.

I was groped by a man called “Mary”: The world changes but not the Catholic Church

Noah Carney, writing in Salon reminds us how David Bowie and novelist William Boyd masterminded "the biggest art hoax in history" and how the art world fell for it.

Never forget David Bowie masterminded "the biggest art hoax in history"

What did I want? What the guys had. When did I want it? Now. How would I
get it? Get close to them any way I could... Meredith Maran, writing in Salon
chronicles her not so quietly promiscuous journey with feminism in 1967.

Screw the sisterhood! I’d rather screw your boyfriend

Vijay Prashad and Kambale Musavuli, writing in Salon examine why The Democratic Republic of the Congo is both, one of the richest countries in the world, and one of the poorest.

How today’s crisis in the Congo began

Of course I’m not in an abusive relationship, I told myself. If I worked hard enough, I could fix all of this.” Reema Zaman shares her powerful story through a psychologically abusive relationship and why her voice is, ultimately, her freedom.

Guest Narrator

Men Aren't Volatile Riddles For Women To Solve

What can we learn from the change incited by the youth of a country?

Scott Warren argues that a report from Robert Mueller won’t fix America, but an engaged and activated youth vote just might.

Parkland Survivors give us hope: youth activism can save us

Amanda Marcotte, writing in Salon, explains why '70s-era feminism is back in style and how the fight for a constitutional amendment on gender equality is real.

A Constitutional Amendment For Women's Equality: Is It Finally Time?

James McEnteer, writing in Salon, remembers his former housemate and Grateful Dead songwriter, John Perry Barlow, and a long, weird trip they took together in 1969.

My Long Strange Winter Trip With John Perry Barlow, A Legend In The Making

Tony Platt, writing in Salon, chronicles the repressive outcomes of US criminal justice reform over the years and contends that under the First Step Act, incarceration will be not so much reduced as diversified.

Criminal Justice Reform In The U.S. Has A Long History Of Repressive Outcomes

Nicole Karlis, writing in Salon, argues that the rise in screen time in our lives runs parallel to a craving to indulge in self-care.

How Technology Makes Us Obsess Over Self-Care

The unwavering question that took over this family's meals.

"My family didn't argue about politics or religion. Our major source of contention at dinner was UFOs" In this personal and fascinating piece, Keith A. Spencer chronicles how the Human Potential Movement helped solidify his grandfather’s beliefs in aliens, UFOs and ESP.

Aliens at the dinner table

Jim Sleeper, writing in Salon, revisits an essay he wrote in 2014, in which he predicted the rise of a demagogue, and much of what would follow.

Our Republic is in Crisis — and It’s Killing Us. Can We Really Claim We Didn’t See It Coming?

Presidents have often borrowed phrases from theorists and other politicians. Lucian K. Truscott IV, writing in Salon, takes a look at Trump’s inspirations for his speeches.

Trump is in Love With Dictators; Their “Enemies of the People” Are His Enemies Too 

Abusive, pompous men are being spurned across the corporate world. Keith A. Spencer, writing in Salon, examines why the tech industry is an exception to this rule.

Melissa Moran

Silicon Valley’s A**hole Economy

Developers are treated like trash. Matthew Smith, writing in Salon, argues that it’s time for video game makers to unionize.

Andy Field

Time for Video Game Makers to Unionize

Alex Rosenberg, writing in Salon, uses science to explain why even the best histories fail to identify the real causal forces that drive events.

Why most narrative history is wrong

Alex Sienaert writes in Salon about his experience watching global financial services firm Lehman Brothers collapse from the inside in 2008.

Watching Lehman Brothers Collapse from the inside: A 2008 Recruit on the Bank’s Final Days

Nicole Karlis, writing in Salon, reveals how YouTube became a powerful far-right propaganda organ.

Allyson Johnson

How YouTube Became a Powerful Far-Right Propaganda Organ

Nicole Karlis writes in Salon about a tech company’s plans to implant microchips under the skin of its employees.﻿

This company will implant a microchip under your skin. Who wouldn’t want that?

Noah Charney, writing in Salon, exposes the unlikely reason the Nazis stole almost 200 million books during World War II.

Why did the Nazis steal so many books?

Salon’s Mary Elizabeth Williams talks to Jonathan Santlofer, author of “The Widower’s Handbook”, about what losing someone is really like.

"Grief was not like anything I imagined”: A widower’s perspective on loss and mourning 

In July 2018, Billy Joel performed his 100th concert at Madison Square Garden. But 25 years ago, when he released his record “River of Dreams," the reception was extremely underwhelming. What do you do when your hard work goes unrewarded?

25 years ago, Billy Joel released his most personal record. Its reception shocked him.

Fan of Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Kesha? This is what today's top pop stars owe to Dolly Parton.

Your favourite pop stars owe their success to Dolly Parton

Keith A. Spencer, writing in Salon, explains why it’s not fake accounts on Facebook that you should fear– it’s Facebook itself.