Nicholas Carr
Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations
- ISBN 13:
- 9780393254549
- author:
- Nicholas Carr
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- W. W. Norton & Company
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2016
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 16.5 x 3.3 x 24.4 cm
- Genre:
- Science & Nature, Engineering & Technology, , Nicholas Carr,Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations,W. W. Norton & Company,0393254542,Computing: General,Science,Science/Mathematics,Digital media - Social aspects - United States,Technological innovat
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Utopia Is Creepy And Other Provocations by Nicholas Carr is a provocative exploration of our relationship with technology. With a sharp and incisive voice, Carr challenges the notion that technology will bring us prosperity and convenience, instead revealing the unintended consequences of our digital obsession. Carr's book offers a nuanced assessment of the future of work, the fate of reading, and the rise of artificial intelligence, drawing on a decade's worth of essays and blog posts. He dissects the logic behind Silicon Valley's "liberation mythology," showing how technology has both enriched and imprisoned us-often at the same time. Through his analysis, Carr argues that resistance to technological momentum is never futile, and that we must question the status quo in order to create a more balanced and sustainable future.
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