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You Are Not a Gadget

by Jaron Lanier

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2010
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You Are Not a Gadget critiques the internet's societal impact. Lanier, a computer scientist, cautions against technology's dehumanizing effects. He explores how early programming decisions have shaped the web, emphasizing its unintended consequences. Lanier argues that the internet promotes a "hive mind" culture, diminishing individual creativity and intelligence.

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Jaron Lanier

You Are Not a Gadget appeared in 2010, when the argument it makes was still unusual: that the design of social software was flattening people into data, that anonymity was corroding discourse, that the wisdom of crowds was being oversold, and that a web built on advertising would end up serving advertisers.

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First published
2010
Reading time
About 5 hours
Pages
234
Language
English
Genre
Ethics
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