Bibliograph

The future is analog, how to create a more human world, David Sax

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The future is analog, how to create a more human world, David Sax

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-273)

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The future is analog

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

David Sax

Sub title

how to create a more human world

Summary

For years, consumers have been promised a simple, carefree digital future. We could live, work, learn, and play from the comforts of our homes, and have whatever we desire brought to our door with the flick of a finger. Instant communication would bring us together. When the pandemic hit, that future transformed into the present, almost overnight, and the reviews aren't great. It turns out that leaving the house is underrated, and instant communication spreads anger better than joy. But as David Sax argues in this insightful book, we've also had our eyes opened. There is nothing about the future that has to be digital, and embracing the reality of human experience doesn't mean resisting change. In chapters exploring work, school, leisure, and more, Sax asks perceptive and pointed questions: what happens to struggling students when they're not in a classroom? If our software is built for productivity, who tends to the social and cultural aspects of our jobs? Can you have religion without community? This book suggests that if we want a healthy future, we need to choose not convenience but community, not technology but humanity

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