Present shock : when everything happens now
(Book - Regular Print)
Author
Published
New York : Current, 2013.
Physical Desc
vii, 296 pages ; 22 cm
Status
Prescott College - CIRCCOLL - Circulating Collection
T14.5.R86 2013
1 available
T14.5.R86 2013
1 available
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Published
New York : Current, 2013.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-281) and index.
Description
"An award-winning author explores how the world works in our age of "continuous now". Back in the 1970s, futurism was all the rage. But looking forward is becoming a thing of the past. According to Douglas Rushkoff, "presentism" is the new ethos of a society that's always on, in real time, updating live. Guided by neither history nor long term goals, we navigate a sea of media that blend the past and future into a mash-up of instantaneous experience. Rushkoff shows how this trend is both disorienting and exhilarating. Without linear narrative we get both the humiliations of reality TV and the associative brilliance of The Simpsons. With no time for long term investing, we invent dangerously compressed derivatives yet also revive sustainable local businesses. In politics, presentism drives both the Tea Party and the Occupy movement. In many ways, this was the goal of digital technology--outsourcing our memory was supposed to free us up to focus on the present. But we are in danger of squandering this cognitive surplus on trivia. Rushkoff shows how we can instead ground ourselves in the reality of the present tense. "--,Provided by publisher.
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"In the 1970s futurism was in. But looking forward has become a thing of the past. According to Rushkoff, "presentism" is the new ethos of a society that's always on, in real time, updating live. Rushkoff shows how this trend is both exhilarating and disorienting. This was the goal of technology--outsourcing our memory was supposed to free us up to focus on the present. But we are in danger of squandering this cognitive surplus on trivia. Rushkoff shows how we can instead ground ourselves in the reality of the present tense"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Rushkoff, D. (2013). Present shock: when everything happens now . Current.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rushkoff, Douglas. 2013. Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now. Current.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Rushkoff, Douglas. Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now Current, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Rushkoff, Douglas. Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now Current, 2013.
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