Adrian Hon, "You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All" (Basic Books, 2022)Adrian Hon, "You've Been Played: How Corporations, Governments, and Schools Use Games to Control Us All" (Basic Books, 2022)
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Adrian Han is the author of You've Been Played, How Corporations, Governments and Schools Use Games to Control Us All. Points, badges and leaderboards are creeping into every aspect of modern life. These are games that we often have no choice but to play where losing has heavy penalties. The book can be understood as an indictment of a tech-driven world that wants to convince us that misery is fun. It's also a call to arms for anyone who hopes to preserve their dignity and autonomy.
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