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Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus

How growth became the enemy of prosperity

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Chris Messina
@chrismessina · 🏆 PH Community Member of the Year!
Doug Rushkoff's new book sounds fascinating, given this piece he wrote for the Pacific Standard. He presents a compelling retelling of the development of the Industrial Era, and how the internet is really bringing the assumptions built into that economic model to their logical conclusion: As we wrestle with the bounty of productivity as well as the displace… See more
Ben Werdmüller
@benwerd · CEO, Known
When considered together with recent essays by Paul Graham and Mark Suster, among others, it's hard to ignore a growing uneasiness about the Internet economy's effect on society at large. I think these are important questions, not just for those of us who work on the Internet, but for everyone touched by its products and business practices. I have huge respe… See more
Dave McDougall
@dmcdougall
There's a lot of great thinking happening these days about our "economic operating system" - recent books like Nick Srnicek and Alex Williams' Inventing the Future, or Paul Mason's Postcapitalism, are both skeptical of capitalist accumulation and optimistic about technology's role in creating what they'd like to see next. I'm excited to see Rushkoff's take e… See more
Phil Wolff
@evanwolf · product person
Rushkoff is the guy who enjoys a sunny day while wondering if the local flood control systems are ready for a deluge. So he brings you into conversation about the social impact of how people use technology, of how that tech and our uses affect our institutions. He'll surface our old ethical views and uncover our moral conflicts. And he'll interview the folks… See more