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What Technology Wants

Name: What Technology Wants
Author: Kevin Kelly

by Kevin Kelly

2010•Documentary•411 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticsocial commentaryall consuming questempowerment/personal growth

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Boxlist takeAn original, slow-burning non-fiction book: grounded and weighty. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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3.7 / 5

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About This Book

A fascinating, innovative, and optimistic look at how humanity and technology join to produce increasing opportunities in the world and how technology can give our lives greater meaning.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryRobots/ai/spaceSocial commentaryAll consuming questEmpowerment/personal growth

Subjects

Social aspects of TechnologyTechnologySocial aspectsTechnology and civilizationTechnology, social aspects

Details

Author: Kevin Kelly
Published: 2010
Pages: 411
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Source: Open Library

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