An interesting argument against technology and its negative affects on human behavior.

I meant to order the hardcover. Shoot. Also need to find the VR paper I wrote 20 years ago thanks to Jaron's early writings.

Uma visão diferente e perturbadora...

Gadget - você não é um aplicativo | Jaron Lanier

Um contraponto bacana a pasteurizacao e ao reducionismo inerentes as novas tecnologias

Really, unless you are into listening to a very intelligent man babble on in a very conceited way you should just pass on this one. It's not very well strung together, parts are not very well thought... more

Really, unless you are into listening to a very intelligent man babble on in a very conceited way you should just pass on this one. It's not very well strung together, parts are not very well thought out and frankly Lanier isn't a very good writer.

In the end it came off as a smelly hippie with a computer science degree going on and on about how things used to be better and how he was there at the beginning of it. Oh and he is a musician. He makes sure to waste about 1/4 of the book on that topic.

Reading this for the Marcomm book club in October

I'm about 75% through this book and I am torn on the matter of whether it is worth the trouble or not. While there are a few good point so far there is an overwhelming sense of whining. This combined... more

I'm about 75% through this book and I am torn on the matter of whether it is worth the trouble or not. While there are a few good point so far there is an overwhelming sense of whining. This combined with the fact that I have BARELY come to understand why the book is named like it is. Until now I thought the title should have been "I am no a Writer: A Musician's Complaints".

Some interesting points, but he comes off like a grumpy old man Luddite instead of pioneering technologist