A witty, often terrifying that chronicles our transformation into a society that is shaped by technology—from the acclaimed author of Amusing Ourselves to Death. "A provocative book ... A tool for fighting back against the tools that run our lives." — Dallas Morning News The story of our society's transformation into a Technopoly: a society that no longer merely uses technology as a support system but instead is shaped by it—with radical consequences for the meanings of politics, art, education, intelligence, and truth.

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How technology brings out the worst in us, with Tristan Harris

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• 📘  Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Business by Neil Postman, Andrew Postman
• 📗  Bury the Chains: Prophets and Rebels in the Fight to Free an Empire's Slaves by Adam Hochschild
• 📙  Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman

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