Travis F W started reading The Internet Con by Cory Doctorow
Required reading (IMO) for anyone serious about #dweb, #decentralization, #libreSoftware, and the general resistance of #bigTech.
Nonfiction audio is my main thing. Autobiographies, parenting, science, social issues, and some business or anything educational.
I consider nonfiction to be a healthier and more useful view of the world than the news.
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Required reading (IMO) for anyone serious about #dweb, #decentralization, #libreSoftware, and the general resistance of #bigTech.
Begins with the ethos of #anticapitalism in a nutshell!
I am always profoundly grateful for Doctorow's works, and this one is, as usual, wonderful. He puts so much work into it, handing you essentially multiple books in one, including a tour of corruption in government, culture, and business, tips for privacy with regard to surveillance (both government and capitalistic), and, of course, an entertaining story. Everyone should read everything Doctorow writes. I doubt I'm Corey's biggest fan; I just happen to hold all the same convictions. Leaving that title for you.
Just 3% in and I can tell this is a significant work. Mark's book is about #HCI. Everyone is a cyborg today: we live life in tandem with ubiquitous silicon-based processes. (My words) We need to be aware of what is happening to ourselves, so everyone should read this. But if you are in HCI, #psychology, #sociology, #business, or #management, this knowledge will directly inform your work.