Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to TechnologyKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 31 de mar. de 1993 - 240 páginas A witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology—from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death. "A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." —Dallas Morning News The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it—with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth. |
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... kind , it is that of a culture conspiring against itself . In addition to this , and more important , it is not always clear , at least in the early stages of a technology's intrusion into a culture , who will gain most by it and who ...
... kind , it is that of a culture conspiring against itself . In addition to this , and more important , it is not always clear , at least in the early stages of a technology's intrusion into a culture , who will gain most by it and who ...
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... kind of language is not merely picturesque anthropo- morphism . It reflects a profound shift in perception about the relationship of computers to humans . If computers can become ill , then they can become healthy . Once healthy , they ...
... kind of language is not merely picturesque anthropo- morphism . It reflects a profound shift in perception about the relationship of computers to humans . If computers can become ill , then they can become healthy . Once healthy , they ...
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... kind in that , unlike most technologies , it is customarily and persistently scrutinized , criticized , and modified . It is Amer- ica's principal instrument for correcting mistakes and for ad- dressing problems that mystify and ...
... kind in that , unlike most technologies , it is customarily and persistently scrutinized , criticized , and modified . It is Amer- ica's principal instrument for correcting mistakes and for ad- dressing problems that mystify and ...
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From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
The Improbable World | 56 |
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