The People Vs Tech

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The internet was meant to set us free.Tech has radically changed the way we live our lives But have we unwittingly handed too much away to shadowy powers behind a wall of code, all manipulated by a handful of Silicon Valley utopians, ad men, and venture capitalists And, in light of recent data breach scandals around companies like Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, what does that mean for democracy, our delicately balanced system of government that was created long before big data, total information and artificial intelligence In this urgent polemic, Jamie Bartlett argues that through our unquestioning embrace of big tech, the building blocks of democracy are slowly being removed The middle class is being eroded, sovereign authority and civil society is weakened, and we citizens are losing our critical faculties, maybe even our free will. The People Vs Tech is an enthralling account of how our fragile political system is being threatened by the digital revolution Bartlett explains that by upholding six key pillars of democracy, we can save it before it is too late We need to become active citizens uphold a shared democratic culture protect free elections promote equality safeguard competitive and civic freedoms and trust in a sovereign authority This essential book shows that the stakes couldn t be higher and that, unless we radically alter our course, democracy will join feudalism, supreme monarchies and communism as just another political experiment that quietly disappeared. Read The People Vs Tech – kino-fada.fr Smart, concise, unbiased summary of the ways the internet and associated technology are affecting democracy, and how governments, companies and individuals might respond to and or counter them Read The People Vs Tech if you re concerned about the effect Twitter politics is having on elections, or how society will fare when robots and AIs are doing all the unskilled jobs, or how you can protect yourself from the endless amounts of personal data being collected by internet behemoths like Facebook Smart, concise, unbiased summary of the ways the internet and associated technology are affecting democracy, and how governments, companies and individuals might respond to and or counter them Read The People Vs Tech if you re concerned about the effect Twitter politics is having on elections, or how society will fare when robots and AIs are doing all the unskilled jobs, or how you can protect yourself from the endless amounts of personal data being collected by internet behemoths l...The future was awesome in the 80 s Flying cars, robot maids Pure utopia Then they came out with this whole internet thing and the world got darker Bartlett throws in some optimism near the end of this boo...When I heard about the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, I didn t understand why it was so shocking to many people Of course online quizzes are prompting us to cough up valuable personal data under the guise of entertainment, even if we don t consent or can t consent on behalf of other people why not Of course advertisers use this data to show us targeted ads, even political ads why not We may think it s unethical, but that it happens and that it is inevitable isn t surprising Afte When I heard about the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, I didn t ...Bartlett is not too controversial in saying that tech and democracy are at odds with each other, but he sums up the challenges well, and gives a useful list of things we need to change.Modern tech has empowered, but also undermines democratic principles by not being governed or being governable by individual jurisdictions.Bartlett sees six fundamental pillars of democracy These are An active citizinry A shared culture, which includes the spirit of compromise Free elections Stakeholder e Bartlett is not too controversial in saying that tech and democracy are at odds with each other, but he sums up the challenges well, and gives a useful list of things we need to change.Modern tech has empowered, but also undermines democratic principles by not being governed or being governable by individual jurisdictions.Bartlett sees six fundamental pillars of demo...the invention of barbed wire meant that huge swathes of land could be enclosed Roaming buffalo were doomed, which in turn destroyed the Native American way of life understandably, they nicknamed barbed wire the devil s rope The self help section in bookstores was one which though one of the most popular was also derided to an extent It signified not only a sign of inadequacy in a reader, but quite often the writing was the subject of literary criticism With direct and straightforward tthe invention of barbed wire meant that huge swathes of land could be enclosed Roaming buffalo were doomed, which in turn destroyed the Native American way of life understandably, they nicknamed barbed wire the devil s rope The self help section in bookstores was one which though one of the most popular was also derided to an extent It signified not only a sign of inadequacy in a reader, but quite often the writing was the subject of literary criticism With direct and straightforward titles such as,Rich dad, poor dad , How to win friends and influence people , Who moved my cheese , to many they over promised and under delivered While this may be...Internet werd nog niet zolang geleden het world wide web genoemd En dat is het ook geworden, een wereldwijd web waar we steeds verder in verstrikt raken en nauwelijks uit kunnen ontsnappen Nu en dan verschijnen er verhalen in de media van mensen die overgaan tot een digital detox en bijvoorbeeld een half jaar offline gaan Hun verslagen lezen als die van een nieuw soort ontdekkingsreizigers die in plaats van nieuwe continenten of gebieden te verkennen zich gewaar worden van hoe het is om te le Internet werd nog niet zolang geleden het world wide web genoemd En dat is het ook geworden, een wereldwijd web waar we steeds verder in verstrikt raken en nauwelijks uit kunnen ontsnappen Nu en dan verschijnen er verhalen in de media van mensen die overgaan tot een digital detox en bijvoorbeeld een half jaar offline gaan Hun verslagen lezen als die van een nieuw soort ontdekkingsreizigers die in plaats van nieuwe continenten of gebieden te verkennen zich gewaar worden van hoe het is om te leven zonder een apparaat Meestal gaat er een wereld voor ze open en worden ze zich meer bewust van de mensen om hen heen, de samenleving Om vervolgens toch te beseffen dat ze niet meer zonder de technologie kunnen.In The People vs Tech, How the Internet Is Killing Democracy and How We Save It beschrijft Jamie Bartlett hoe we gevangen zitten in een digitale wereld die ons niet all...Completely terrifying.An article from The Hindu prompted me to check out this author His designation as the Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at Demos and a little research on his prior works pulled me further to this particular book Dark Net Radicals was equally tempting but I had my reservations about the book s narration style I put my questions on hold until I completed reading The Tech vs People before deciding to purchase his earlier work An article from The Hindu prompted me to check out this author His designation as the Director of the Centre for the Analysis of Social Media at Demos and a little research on his prior works pulled me further to this particular book Dark Net Radicals was equally tempting but I had my reservations about the book s narration style I put my questions on hold until I completed reading The Tech vs People before deciding to purchase his earlier works.After having read this book, I can unreservedly recommend it for any level of reader, be it na ve or a doyen in the field of politics cum technology Though Jamie Bartlett over uses the parenthesis which can slump your speed, based on its frequency and length of conte...A friend sent this to me because she knows I m seriously interested in the topic I m only halfway through now but I m finding it so frustrating I don t think I can finish it it s technologically and philosophically so superficial, I think the only thing I ve learned so far is I should read some McLuhan, he drags out simple points for pages of padding, there are some assumptions which are just plain false and actually contradict the evidence he collects later, but he didn t seem to notice, and A friend sent this to me because she knows I m seriously interested in the topic I m only halfway through now but I m finding it so frustrating I don t think I can finish it it s technologically and philosophically so superficial, I think the only thing I ve learned so far is I should read some McLuhan, he drags out simple points for pages of padding, there are some assumptions which are just plain false and actually c...Simple and concise, which at points is to the book s own detriment, but it is hard to deny that this reading is a must to every techno optimist, or to anyone thinking about the effect recent technological developments may have on politics and societies.

The People Vs Tech
  • English
  • 25 December 2017
  • Kindle Edition
  • 256 pages
  • Jamie Bartlett
  • The People Vs Tech