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Program or Be Programmed

Ten Commands for a Digital Age

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Program or Be Programmed

By: Douglas Rushkoff
Narrated by: Douglas Rushkoff
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The debate over whether the Net is good or bad for us fills the airwaves and the blogosphere. But for all the heat of claim and counter-claim, the argument is essentially beside the point: It's here; it's everywhere. The real question is, do we direct technology, or do we let ourselves be directed by it and those who have mastered it? "Choose the former," writes Rushkoff, "and you gain access to the control panel of civilization. Choose the latter, and it could be the last real choice you get to make."

In 10 chapters, composed of 10 "commands", Rushkoff provides cyber enthusiasts and technophobes alike with the guidelines to navigate this universe. In this spirited, accessible poetics of media, Rushkoff picks up where Marshall McLuhan left off, helping listeners to recognize programming as the literacy of the digital age - and as a template through which to see beyond social conventions and power structures that have vexed us for centuries. This is a friendly little audiobook with a big and actionable message.

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After listening to Sam Harris' podcast with Rushkoff I was very impressed by the way he talked about complex things in a simple and inspiring way. I did not agree with everything he said there but I got interested enough to buy his shortest audiobook.

In a concise way he describes certain biases of technology and makes suggestions on how to implement them better not only into our personal lives but into an evolving society.
I really love his enthusiasm and I am very happy with him making some pretty fresh and original points instead of flogging dead horses like cyberbullying or data security.
He is neither a distanced commentator nor a quipping hipster but an avid Insider trying to present the potential of modern communication technology to normies and those who presume themselves to be outsiders.

There are some ideas I disagree wirh, but I wasn't aware of it, so that's a good thing.

One of the books I'm going to listen to twice in a row - and it's worth taking some notes and start discussions about, too.

A perfect starter for long discussions

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An attractive Title, and in the beginning the book states as if it's going to share insight about our future world, but the whole book is just explaining very simple and obvious matters in our surroundings!
My expectations based on the title were not achieved at all!

very out of context of the title!

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