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The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is
A History, a Philosophy, a Warning
Book • 2022
In *The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is*, Justin E.H.
Smith offers a critical examination of the internet's history and its effects on human society.
He argues that the internet has not lived up to its promises of liberation and has instead become a tool for surveillance and control.
Smith delves into the long prehistory of the internet, highlighting how its current form is shaped by economic models rather than technological limitations.
Smith offers a critical examination of the internet's history and its effects on human society.
He argues that the internet has not lived up to its promises of liberation and has instead become a tool for surveillance and control.
Smith delves into the long prehistory of the internet, highlighting how its current form is shaped by economic models rather than technological limitations.
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as a book he published in 2022 discussing the philosophy of technology.


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