Bibliograph

Present shock, when everything happens now, Douglas Rushkoff

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Present shock, when everything happens now, Douglas Rushkoff

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-281) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Present shock

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

796756185

Responsibility statement

Douglas Rushkoff

Sub title

when everything happens now

Summary

"In the 1970s futurism was in. But looking forward has become a thing of the past. According to Rushkoff, "presentism" is the new ethos of a society that's always on, in real time, updating live. Rushkoff shows how this trend is both exhilarating and disorienting. This was the goal of technology--outsourcing our memory was supposed to free us up to focus on the present. But we are in danger of squandering this cognitive surplus on trivia. Rushkoff shows how we can instead ground ourselves in the reality of the present tense"--, Provided by publisher

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