![]() I worry that we’re headed to a world of total surveillance-and that the presence of watchful eyes will inhibit us from thinking original, subversive thoughts. ![]() World Without Mind is Franklin Foer’s critique of what he sees as the “existential threat of Big Tech”-a threat which, amongst other things, Foer argues, is resulting in the “death of the author.” Given that Foer-the author of the engaging How Soccer Explains the World-is, with Jonathan and Joshua-one of the three bestselling writers in the Foer family, it’s no wonder that he takes the threat of Facebook, Google and Amazon so personally.Īndrew Keen: What do you mean by a “world without mind”?įranklin Foer: Let’s get apocalyptic. Hot on the heels of Jonathan Taplin’s influential Move Fast and Break Things, comes another unabashed polemic against the impact of digital technology, particularly Silicon Valley, on America. ![]()
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