Superbloom how technologies of connection tear us apart
From the telegraph and telephone in the 1800s to the internet and social media in our own day, the public has welcomed new communication systems. Whenever people gain more power to share information, the assumption goes, society prospers. Superbloom tells a startlingly different story. As communicat...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2025]
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| Edition: | [Hardcover edition]. |
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| Summary: | From the telegraph and telephone in the 1800s to the internet and social media in our own day, the public has welcomed new communication systems. Whenever people gain more power to share information, the assumption goes, society prospers. Superbloom tells a startlingly different story. As communication becomes more mechanized and efficient, it breeds confusion more than understanding, strife more than harmony. Media technologies all too often bring out the worst in us. A celebrated commentator on the human consequences of technology, Nicholas Carr reorients the conversation around modern communication, challenging some of our most cherished beliefs about self-expression, free speech, and media democratization. |
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| Physical Description: | 260 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical refereces (pages 235-254) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781324064619 |
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