The Internet Is Not the Answer
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (682 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802124615 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Since its creation during the Cold War, the Internet, together with the Web, personal computers, tablets and smartphones, has ushered in one of the greatest shifts in society since the Industrial Revolution. In this sharp, witty narrative, informed by the work of other writers, reporters, and academics, as well as his own research and interviews, Keen shows us the tech world, warts and all.Startling and important, The Internet Is Not the Answer is a big-picture look at what the Internet is doing to our society and an investigation of what we can do to try to make sure the decisions we are making about the reconfiguring of our world do not lead to unpleasant, unforeseen aftershocks.. The Digital Revolution has contributed to the world in many positive ways, but we are less aware of the Internet’s deeply negative effects.The Internet Is Not the Answer, by longtime Internet skeptic Andrew Keen, offers a comprehensive look at what the Internet is doing to our lives. The book traces the technological and economic history of the Internet, from its founding in the 1960s through the rise of big data companies to the increasing attempts to monetize almost every human activity
"Surveillance is the internet's main business" David Wineberg Andrew Keen is angry. He hates what the internet has done to us. His hatred is thoroughly developed, and morphs into a totally rational, historical conclusion: this internet age is no different than feudal society or the era of Trusts 150 years ago. The inequality, the fantasy worlds of wealth, the hubris, the arro. Another great book by Keen T Very thought-provoking and eye-opening. It really makes you question the technology we are all consuming. This book also makes you feel really guilty for reading it on a Kindle.. Two Stars Not very convincing but an interesting account of historical development of the technology.
Keen is unsparing of what he calls the libertarian elites’ who want to eliminate all oversight, all regulations, all concern for the safety of others. Keen challenges the dominant narrative about the internetthat it’s a technology that liberates, informs and empowers people.”GuardianThe most devastating book I’ve read in a long while. With great authority he places modern Silicon Valley into a historical context, comparing its structure to the feudal system, which produced a wealthy elite from the efforts of myriad serfs. It is handy, therefore, to have s