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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... problem of information scarcity , the disadvantages of which were obvious . But it gave no warning about the dangers of information glut , the disadvantages of which were not seen so clearly . The long - range result - information chaos ...
... problem of information scarcity , the disadvantages of which were obvious . But it gave no warning about the dangers of information glut , the disadvantages of which were not seen so clearly . The long - range result - information chaos ...
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... problems but creates them . More important , it defines what our problems are and they are always , in the ... problem . The bureaucrat considers the implications of a decision only to the extent that the decision will affect ...
... problems but creates them . More important , it defines what our problems are and they are always , in the ... problem . The bureaucrat considers the implications of a decision only to the extent that the decision will affect ...
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... problem to which laws and policies might serve as a response in the environmental movement , in the contempla- tion of legal restrictions on computer technology , in a develop- ing distrust of medical technology , in reactions against ...
... problem to which laws and policies might serve as a response in the environmental movement , in the contempla- tion of legal restrictions on computer technology , in a develop- ing distrust of medical technology , in reactions against ...
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From Tools to Technocracy | 21 |
From Technocracy to Technopoly | 40 |
The Improbable World | 56 |
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