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You are not a gadget
A Manifesto
Book • 2011
Informed by Lanier’s experience and expertise as a computer scientist, *You Are Not a Gadget* discusses the technical and cultural problems that have unwittingly risen from programming choices—such as the nature of user identity—that were “locked-in” at the birth of digital media.
The book considers what a future based on current design philosophies will bring, with a focus on the proliferation of social networks, cloud-based data storage systems, and Web 2.
0 designs that elevate the “wisdom” of mobs and computer algorithms over individual intelligence and wisdom.
Lanier advocates for a more humanistic and humane future where individual creativity is celebrated over the collective efforts of the ‘hive mind’.
The book considers what a future based on current design philosophies will bring, with a focus on the proliferation of social networks, cloud-based data storage systems, and Web 2.
0 designs that elevate the “wisdom” of mobs and computer algorithms over individual intelligence and wisdom.
Lanier advocates for a more humanistic and humane future where individual creativity is celebrated over the collective efforts of the ‘hive mind’.
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Cal Newport as an influential book exploring the impact of technology on human experience.
Cal Newport as an influential book exploring the impact of technology on human experience.
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Mentioned by Nilay Patel as an influential author whose book "You Are Not a Gadget" shaped The Verge's perspective.
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