Webtopia: The World Wide Wreck of Tech and How to Make the Net Work by Peter Lewis
Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s was a world of limited choice, one where we all watched the same television programs and the household phone was at the heart of all networks people belonged to: family, school, church and the neighbourhood. The arrival of the internet promised a utopian, creative and democratic future that would break down traditional institutions and replace them with exciting collaborative networks. So how did we end up here?
In Webtopia, Peter Lewis draws from his own pre- and post-tech experience and conversations with entrepreneurs, politicians, pastors, parents, teachers and journalists to show us that technology is not the problem. We are. If we fix our relationship with technology, it will be easier to fix our relationships with each other in a fragmenting world.
Riveting, engaging and wise, Webtopia traces our digital journey tothis point and, fearlessly, marks out the best route from here.
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Format: Paperback | 288 pages
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.3 x 2 | 384g
Publication Date: 01 Jun 2019
Publisher: University of New South Wales Press Ltd.
Imprint: NewSouth Publishing
Publication City/Country: Sydney, Australia
Language: English
Edition Number: 1
ISBN10: 1742236359
ISBN13: 9781742236353
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Condition: Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including very minor, tiny, scuff marks along the edges, but no holes or tears. The majority of pages are undamaged with very minimal, tiny amount of creasing, but no tearing. No pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text and no writing in margins. No missing pages.