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A History of India, Vol. 1
by Romila Thapar • 1990
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
3.63
2k+
A History of India, Vol. 1 Summary
A History of India, Vol. 1 97%
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
by Romila Thapar 1990
3.63
2k+ ratings
Filterworld
by Kyle Chayka • 2024
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
3.62
5k+
Filterworld Summary
Filterworld 96%
Your Netflix queue reshapes what artists make: the global aesthetic is now algorithm-friendly.
by Kyle Chayka 2024
3.62
5k+ ratings
The End of Absence
by Michael Harris • 2014
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
3.63
2k+
The End of Absence Summary
The End of Absence 95%
The last generation to know life before the internet reveals what constant connection has hidden.
by Michael Harris 2014
3.63
2k+ ratings
You Are Not a Gadget
by Jaron Lanier • 2010
The internet reduces people to data points. The people who built it call that wisdom.
3.57
6k+
You Are Not a Gadget Summary
You Are Not a Gadget 95%
The internet reduces people to data points. The people who built it call that wisdom.
by Jaron Lanier 2010
3.57
6k+ ratings
Born Digital
by John Palfrey • 2008
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
3.62
1k+
Born Digital Summary
Born Digital 95%
When childhood happens online, identity is public, privacy erodes, and creativity becomes remix.
by John Palfrey 2008
3.62
1k+ ratings
To Save Everything, Click Here
by Evgeny Morozov • 2013
Silicon Valley promised a world without friction. Friction, mess, and dissent are what keep us free.
3.67
1k+
To Save Everything, Click Here Summary
To Save Everything, Click Here 95%
Silicon Valley promised a world without friction. Friction, mess, and dissent are what keep us free.
by Evgeny Morozov 2013
3.67
1k+ ratings
Amusing Ourselves to Death
by Neil Postman • 1985
The real danger isn't censorship. It's a culture so entertained it forgets how to think.
4.17
39k+
Amusing Ourselves to Death Summary
Amusing Ourselves to Death 95%
The real danger isn't censorship. It's a culture so entertained it forgets how to think.
by Neil Postman 1985
4.17
39k+ ratings
The Anarchist In The Library
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
The Anarchist In The Library Summary
The Anarchist In The Library 95%
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004
3.50
175 ratings
The Internet of Us
by Michael Patrick Lynch • 2016
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
3.50
545
The Internet of Us Summary
The Internet of Us 95%
Why the age of unlimited data is making it harder, not easier, to agree on what counts as evidence.
by Michael Patrick Lynch 2016
3.50
545 ratings
The People's Platform
by Astra Taylor • 2012
Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.
4.04
610
The People's Platform Summary
The People's Platform 95%
Digital abundance set culture free and made it cheap. Platforms got rich; creators got precarious.
by Astra Taylor 2012
4.04
610 ratings
Passwords
by Jean Baudrillard • 2000
We mapped the world so completely that we erased it. The simulation is all that remains.
3.75
418
Passwords Summary
Passwords 94%
We mapped the world so completely that we erased it. The simulation is all that remains.
by Jean Baudrillard 2000
3.75
418 ratings
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now
by Jaron Lanier • 2018
Social media is a behavior-modification machine. The only sane answer: delete your accounts.
3.58
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Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now Summary
Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now 94%
Social media is a behavior-modification machine. The only sane answer: delete your accounts.
by Jaron Lanier 2018
3.58
18k+ ratings
Alone Together
by Sherry Turkle • 2011
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
3.62
6k+
Alone Together Summary
Alone Together 94%
Robots comfort the elderly, screens raise children. What we lose when machines mediate intimacy.
by Sherry Turkle 2011
3.62
6k+ ratings
Hacking Life
by Joseph M. Reagle Jr. • 2019
Life hacking promised control. A critic traces what the optimization movement cannot measure.
3.62
97
Hacking Life Summary
Hacking Life 94%
Life hacking promised control. A critic traces what the optimization movement cannot measure.
by Joseph M. Reagle Jr. 2019
3.62
97 ratings
Here Comes Everybody
by Clay Shirky • 2008
Forming a group just became free. That doesn't upgrade institutions; it upends them.
3.78
7k+
Here Comes Everybody Summary
Here Comes Everybody 94%
Forming a group just became free. That doesn't upgrade institutions; it upends them.
by Clay Shirky 2008
3.78
7k+ ratings
Team Human
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2019
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
3.83
1k+
Team Human Summary
Team Human 94%
Technology promised connection but atomized us. The fix is not code; it is reclaiming our humanity.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2019
3.83
1k+ ratings
Reclaiming Conversation
by Sherry Turkle • 2015
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
3.80
5k+
Reclaiming Conversation Summary
Reclaiming Conversation 94%
Texts and posts replaced real conversation, and we lost something irreplaceable in the trade.
by Sherry Turkle 2015
3.80
5k+ ratings
Program or Be Programmed
by Douglas Rushkoff • 2010
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
3.72
2k+
Program or Be Programmed Summary
Program or Be Programmed 94%
Digital tools have biases. If you can't read their code, someone else writes your behavior.
by Douglas Rushkoff 2010
3.72
2k+ ratings
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life
by Katherine Ormerod • 2018
Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.
3.49
801
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life Summary
Why Social Media is Ruining Your Life 94%
Social media promised connection; it gave us loneliness, debt, and a fractured democracy.
by Katherine Ormerod 2018
3.49
801 ratings
The News
by Alain de Botton • 2014
Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.
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3k+
The News Summary
The News 94%
Modern news breeds panic and distraction. A humanistic guide to staying sane amid the headlines.
by Alain de Botton 2014
3.58
3k+ ratings
Doppelganger
by Naomi Klein • 2023
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
4.19
37k+
Doppelganger Summary
Doppelganger 94%
Mistaken for her alt-right double, a leftist author maps the mirror world devouring our politics.
by Naomi Klein 2023
4.19
37k+ ratings
Celebrity Nation
by Landon Y. Jones • 2023
America traded heroes for celebrities. The deal changed how we vote, spend, and measure a life.
3.29
138
Celebrity Nation Summary
Celebrity Nation 94%
America traded heroes for celebrities. The deal changed how we vote, spend, and measure a life.
by Landon Y. Jones 2023
3.29
138 ratings
Flatline Constructs
by Mark Fisher • 2018
Reality flatlined into the undead where cybernetics, gothic horror, and theory-as-fiction converge.
4.13
345
Flatline Constructs Summary
Flatline Constructs 94%
Reality flatlined into the undead where cybernetics, gothic horror, and theory-as-fiction converge.
by Mark Fisher 2018
4.13
345 ratings
Tech Agnostic
by Greg Epstein • 2024
Technology sold you a faith: saints, sacraments, apocalypse. The humanist case for walking away.
3.49
156
Tech Agnostic Summary
Tech Agnostic 94%
Technology sold you a faith: saints, sacraments, apocalypse. The humanist case for walking away.
by Greg Epstein 2024
3.49
156 ratings
How to Thrive in the Digital Age
by Tom Chatfield • 2012
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
3.08
598
How to Thrive in the Digital Age Summary
How to Thrive in the Digital Age 94%
Your phone rewired your brain. The repair is a humanist reset, not a detox.
by Tom Chatfield 2012
3.08
598 ratings
The People Vs Tech
by Jamie Bartlett • 2018
Liberal democracy rests on a few fragile pillars; the internet is dismantling every one.
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2k+
The People Vs Tech Summary
The People Vs Tech 94%
Liberal democracy rests on a few fragile pillars; the internet is dismantling every one.
by Jamie Bartlett 2018
3.90
2k+ ratings
The Image
by Daniel J. Boorstin • 1961
Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.
4.07
1k+
The Image Summary
The Image 94%
Most news is manufactured. We know it. And we still prefer the show over the real.
by Daniel J. Boorstin 1961
4.07
1k+ ratings
The Burnout Society
by Byung-Chul Han • 2010
We replaced discipline with achievement, and it didn't set us free. It made us sick.
3.85
31k+
The Burnout Society Summary
The Burnout Society 94%
We replaced discipline with achievement, and it didn't set us free. It made us sick.
by Byung-Chul Han 2010
3.85
31k+ ratings
Against the Machine
by Paul Kingsnorth • 2025
The West lost its soul; a machine grew in the gap, now coming to replace us.
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3k+
Against the Machine Summary
Against the Machine 94%
The West lost its soul; a machine grew in the gap, now coming to replace us.
by Paul Kingsnorth 2025
3.95
3k+ ratings
Future Shock
by Alvin Toffler • 1970
Acceleration is a solvent: of place, of loyalty, of identity itself.
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Future Shock Summary
Future Shock 93%
Acceleration is a solvent: of place, of loyalty, of identity itself.
by Alvin Toffler 1970
3.82
5k+ ratings
World Without Mind
by Franklin Foer • 2017
A counterculture dream of global harmony became a corporate machine for total surveillance.
3.63
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World Without Mind Summary
World Without Mind 93%
A counterculture dream of global harmony became a corporate machine for total surveillance.
by Franklin Foer 2017
3.63
2k+ ratings
Grown Up Digital
by Don Tapscott • 2008
Eight traits of the internet generation are quietly remaking school, work, and government.
3.80
1k+
Grown Up Digital Summary
Grown Up Digital 93%
Eight traits of the internet generation are quietly remaking school, work, and government.
by Don Tapscott 2008
3.80
1k+ ratings
Get Rich or Lie Trying
by Symeon Brown • 2022
The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.
3.85
922
Get Rich or Lie Trying Summary
Get Rich or Lie Trying 93%
The influencer dream is built on sweatshops, bot farms, and surgical debt the camera never shows.
by Symeon Brown 2022
3.85
922 ratings
In Emergency, Break Glass
by Nate Anderson • 2022
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
3.91
323
In Emergency, Break Glass Summary
In Emergency, Break Glass 93%
Nietzsche saw your smartphone coming: the 19th-century antidote to an age of endless scrolling.
by Nate Anderson 2022
3.91
323 ratings
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority
by Martin Gurri • 2014
The digital revolution gave the public the power to destroy institutions but not to replace them.
4.19
2k+
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority Summary
The Revolt of the Public and the Crisis of Authority 93%
The digital revolution gave the public the power to destroy institutions but not to replace them.
by Martin Gurri 2014
4.19
2k+ ratings
Simulacra and Simulation
by Jean Baudrillard • 1981
What's left of reality when the map no longer copies the territory but creates it?
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17k+
Simulacra and Simulation Summary
Simulacra and Simulation 93%
What's left of reality when the map no longer copies the territory but creates it?
by Jean Baudrillard 1981
4.00
17k+ ratings
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media
by Carrie James • 2009
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
3.53
112
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media Summary
Young People, Ethics, and the New Digital Media 93%
Young people face five ethical tests online every day. No one is teaching them the answers.
by Carrie James 2009
3.53
112 ratings
Google Archipelago
by Michael Rectenwald • 2019
Silicon Valley didn't just get political. It built a totalitarian machine and called it progress.
3.84
120
Google Archipelago Summary
Google Archipelago 93%
Silicon Valley didn't just get political. It built a totalitarian machine and called it progress.
by Michael Rectenwald 2019
3.84
120 ratings
In Mistrust We Trust
by Ivan Krastev • 2013
More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.
3.96
73
In Mistrust We Trust Summary
In Mistrust We Trust 93%
More rights, more information, less collective power: the paradox at the heart of modern democracy.
by Ivan Krastev 2013
3.96
73 ratings
Persuasive Games
by Ian Bogost • 2007
A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.
3.84
360
Persuasive Games Summary
Persuasive Games 93%
A videogame's rules are arguments. Learning to read them changes how you see every screen.
by Ian Bogost 2007
3.84
360 ratings
Algospeak
by Adam Aleksic • 2025
Censorship algorithms didn't kill language online. They made it weirder, faster, more creative.
3.70
5k+
Algospeak Summary
Algospeak 93%
Censorship algorithms didn't kill language online. They made it weirder, faster, more creative.
by Adam Aleksic 2025
3.70
5k+ ratings
Everything Bad is Good for You
by Steven Johnson • 2005
IQ scores keep rising, and your video game habit may explain why.
3.49
5k+
Everything Bad is Good for You Summary
Everything Bad is Good for You 93%
IQ scores keep rising, and your video game habit may explain why.
by Steven Johnson 2005
3.49
5k+ ratings
Twitter and Tear Gas
by Zeynep Tufekci • 2017
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
4.08
1k+
Twitter and Tear Gas Summary
Twitter and Tear Gas 93%
Twitter can fill a square overnight. Why that speed so often leads to a movement's collapse.
by Zeynep Tufekci 2017
4.08
1k+ ratings
The Sirens' Call
by Christopher L. Hayes • 2025
Attention is finite, information is not; that imbalance fuels a hidden war for your mind.
3.94
9k+
The Sirens' Call Summary
The Sirens' Call 93%
Attention is finite, information is not; that imbalance fuels a hidden war for your mind.
by Christopher L. Hayes 2025
3.94
9k+ ratings
The Happiness Effect
by Donna Freitas • 2017
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
3.31
265
The Happiness Effect Summary
The Happiness Effect 93%
A generation learned to perform happiness online; the emotional bill is now coming due.
by Donna Freitas 2017
3.31
265 ratings
Propaganda
by Jacques Ellul • 1962
Propaganda is not a tool but a total environment, and its aim is action, not belief.
4.28
1k+
Propaganda Summary
Propaganda 93%
Propaganda is not a tool but a total environment, and its aim is action, not belief.
by Jacques Ellul 1962
4.28
1k+ ratings
Too Big to Know
by David Weinberger • 2012
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
3.80
2k+
Too Big to Know Summary
Too Big to Know 93%
Knowledge on paper was settled and scarce. Online, it is abundant, linked, and never finished.
by David Weinberger 2012
3.80
2k+ ratings
The Culture of Narcissism
by Christopher Lasch • 1978
The self-obsessed aren't full of themselves. They're empty, and the culture keeps them that way.
3.96
4k+
The Culture of Narcissism Summary
The Culture of Narcissism 93%
The self-obsessed aren't full of themselves. They're empty, and the culture keeps them that way.
by Christopher Lasch 1978
3.96
4k+ ratings
Facts and Other Lies
by Ed Coper • 2022
The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.
4.16
242
Facts and Other Lies Summary
Facts and Other Lies 93%
The internet runs on outrage, our brains are built for bias, and facts never stood a chance.
by Ed Coper 2022
4.16
242 ratings
The World Beyond Your Head
by Matthew B. Crawford • 2015
Your attention is being strip-mined by design. The way out is physical, skilled, and shared.
3.79
3k+
The World Beyond Your Head Summary
The World Beyond Your Head 93%
Your attention is being strip-mined by design. The way out is physical, skilled, and shared.
by Matthew B. Crawford 2015
3.79
3k+ ratings
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