World Without Mind

Name: World Without Mind
ISBN: 1101981113

by Franklin Foer · first published 2017

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Over the past few decades there has been a revolution in terms of who controls knowledge and information. This rapid change has imperiled the way we think. Without pausing to consider the cost, the world has rushed to embrace the products and services of four titanic corporations. We shop with Amazon; socialize on Facebook; turn to Apple for entertainment; and rely on Google for information. These firms sell their efficiency and purport to make the world a better place, but what they have done instead is to enable an intoxicating level of daily convenience. As these companies have expanded, ma

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DyslexicAtheist · Feb 11, 2018 · Recommends

- Nassim N. Taleb: Black Swan and Antifragile[0] - Robert Cialdini: Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion[1] - Franklin Foer: World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech[2] - Herbert Marcuse: One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society[3] [0] https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Improbable-Robustness-Frag...…
on “Ask HN: What are the books you wish your colleagues had read?” ↗
drivativ · Dec 23, 2018 · Recommends

…or any other future fiction authors. Amusing Ourselves to Death - Neil Postman (https://books.google.com/books?id=oup6iagfox8C) Though largely about media in the 80's, it is even more relevant today. World Without Mind - Franklin Foer (https://books.google.com/books?id=Q8gPDgAAQBAJ) Too easy to pick on big tech this year but that doesn't mean most of this book isn't on the nose.
on “Ask HN: Favorite nonfiction books of 2018?” ↗
DyslexicAtheist · Feb 5, 2019 · Recommends

…Paralipomena" - Lewis Mumford "The Story of Utopias" - Michel Foucault "Discipline and Punish" - Edward S. Herman "Manufacturing Consent - The Political Economy of the Mass Media" - Franklin Foer "World Without Mind The Existential Threat of Big Tech" - Ben Goldacre "Bad science" - Emil Cioran "The Book of Delusions" - Gracian "The Art of Worldly Wisdom" - Heidegger Martin "The Question Concerning Technology"…
on “Ask HN: What books changed the way you think about almost everything?” ↗
jonahb · Mar 9, 2019 · Recommends

All I can say is that a lot of people disagree with you. If you're interested in that perspective, a good book is "World Without Mind" by Franklin Foer.
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kristianc · Sep 18, 2017 · Mentions

…resigned in protest. Hughes ended up putting the magazine up for sale, and Foer was brought back in under the new editor. Oh, and Foer's new book is now available on Amazon. https://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Without-Mind-Existential-Thre...
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tyingq · Sep 18, 2017 · Mentions

https://www.amazon.com/World-Without-Mind-Existential-Threat... Doing well, too...has a Bestseller icon.
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fraqed · Oct 16, 2017 · Mentions

CBC radio had an interesting interview with Franklin Foer this past weekend. He makes that argument during the interview and presumably in his book World Without Mind. http://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-...
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hnuser355 · Dec 22, 2018 · Mentions

…months ago where the author spent a lot of time discussing the intellectual background for Silicon Valley and why he thought these guys ruined journalism and probably lot of other stuff. It was called “World Without Mind” I believe.
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