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unhinged
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: the existential threat of big tech by franklin foer
'i hope this book doesn't come across as fueled by anger, but i don't want to deny my anger either. the tech companies are destroying something precious, which is the possibility of contemplation. they have created a world in which we're constantly watched and always distracted. through their accumulation of date, they have constructed a portrait of our minds, which they use to invisibly guide mass behavior (and increasingly individual behavior) to further their financial interests. they have eroded the integrity of institutions - media, publishing - that supply the intellectual material that provokes thought and guides democracy. their most precious asset is our most precious asset, our attention, and they have abused it.
...what we need to always remember is that we're not just merging with machines, but with the companies that run the machines. this book is about the ideas that fuel these companies - and the imperative of resisting them.' - franklin foer
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