Rushkoff talks several times (including in a meta-discussion about why he's even writing a book in the first place. “How anachronistic!”) about how no-one actually reads books any more — all that really matters is getting the gist, and the quicker the better. But, even though he could instead have w...
(I've just pulled the last paragraph of my blog review - the only thing I'll add is to say that this is absolutely required reading for anyone with any tech device at all in their lives. Let's halt the present shock before it cripples us all.)Although I did find a few flaws in some of Rushkoff’s ar...
With a nod to Alvin Toffler, Rushkoff speaks to our relationship with time, one that has been shaped by both culture and technology. He denotes a marked shift in our focus from futurism to presentism, and while upon first blush this sounds like a vast improvement - evoking the ideas of Eckhart Tolle...
The idea of it seemed to be an interesting one but the characters are not enjoyable to read about and their slang is alienating. In the end I don't know what I was reading about and I feel as though I've wasted my time on something that was still a thought in the author's head.
Douglas really captured the sense of our time, with new ideas being played out in ways that are surprising yet disturbing.The tone is what I would guess as modern day British, but how real it is I'm not too sure. But you would enjoy it. Best served with cold beer and chips.
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