{"product_id":"you-are-not-a-gadget-a-manifesto-9780307389978","title":"You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NATIONAL BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA programmer, musician, and father of virtual reality technology, Jaron Lanier was a pioneer in digital media, and among the first to predict the revolutionary changes it would bring to our commerce and culture. Now, with the Web influencing virtually every aspect of our lives, he offers this provocative critique of how digital design is shaping society, for better and for worse. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInformed by Lanier's experience and expertise as a computer scientist, \u003ci\u003eYou Are Not a Gadget\u003c\/i\u003e discusses the technical and cultural problems that have unwittingly risen from programming choices--such as the nature of user identity--that were \"locked-in\" at the birth of digital media and considers what a future based on current design philosophies will bring. With the proliferation of social networks, cloud-based data storage systems, and Web 2.0 designs that elevate the \"wisdom\" of mobs and computer algorithms over the intelligence and wisdom of individuals, his message has never been more urgent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307389978\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.33w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/13\/2011 pg. 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/23\/2011 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Jaron Lanier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916816912565,"sku":"9780307389978","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a1ed9b09-f7fc-431d-bcc6-f7bff6532953.jpg?v=1687271452","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/you-are-not-a-gadget-a-manifesto-9780307389978","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}