In Internet for the People, leading tech writer Ben Tarnoff offers an answer. The internet is broken, he argues, because it is owned by private firms and run for profit. Google annihilates your privacy and Facebook amplifies right-wing propaganda because it is profitable to do so. But the internet wasn't always like this-it had to be remade for the purposes of profit maximization, through a years-long process of privatization that turned a small research network into a powerhouse ...

Por qué deberíamos estar todos en pie de guerra para salvar nuestra independencia digital y nuestro pensamiento crítico.«Un libro extraordinario y urgente».Naomi Klein.Internet tiene dueños: empresas privadas con ánimo de lucro. La mayoría de buscadores aniquilan cualquier tipo de privacidad y algunas redes sociales se han convertido en altavoz de la propaganda de ultraderecha tan solo porque resulta rentable. Pero n...

"This tale of counterfeiting is a treat for everyone...a delightful history lesson...Admirable and altogether charming."-The Washington PostAs Ben Tarnoff reminds us in this entertaining narrative history, get-rich-quick schemes are as old as America itself. Indeed, the speculative ethos that pervades Wall Street today, Tarnoff suggests, has its origins in the counterfeiters who first took advantage of America's turbulent economy. In A Counterfeiter's Paradise

“An illuminating book that examines where Mr. Musk came from and the episodes that shaped his worldview. In many ways it is the inverse of Walter Isaacson’s authorised biography. . . . the authors provide a portrait of his psyche that is arguably more revealing. . . . the resulting book is, you might say, a Musk-read.” –The Economist"Muskism cuts straight to the core of the man and the moment, explaining how a mercurial, conspiracy-prone,...

An extraordinary portrait of a fast-changing America—and the Western writers who gave voice to its emerging identityAt once an intimate portrait of an unforgettable group of writers and a history of a cultural revolution in America, The Bohemians reveals how a brief moment on the far western frontier changed our culture forever. Beginning with Mark Twain’s arrival in San Francisco in 1863, this group biography introduces readers to the other young eccentri...

Why is the internet so broken, and what could ever possibly fix it?In Internet for the People, leading tech writer Ben Tarnoff offers an answer. The internet is broken, he argues, because it is owned by private firms and run for profit. Google annihilates your privacy and Facebook amplifies right-wing propaganda because it is profitable to do so. But the internet wasn't always like this. Tarnoff tells the story of the privatization that made the modern int...

A pyrotechnic examination of Elon Musk as a symptom and avatar of our postliberal age'A searing analysis of Elon Musk… Impressive and unrelenting, this grapples with a destructive ideology that seems poised to consume everything' - Publisher's Weekly (Starred Review)'Impeccably researched and splendidly written, Muskism introduces us to a world full of promise and fear' - Branko Milanovic, author of The Great Global Transformation...

Le azioni di Musk possono essere confuse, ma non sono incomprensibili. Sono radicate in una visione del mondo - chiamiamola «muskismo» - che attinge a una serie eterogenea di influenze per produrre un composto nuovo, strano e instabile. Per comprendere il mondo che Musk sta creando, sostengono Slobodian e Tarnoff, dobbiamo comprendere da quale mondo viene Musk. Questo libro lo approfondirà: da dove arrivano le sue parole e le sue azioni? Musk non è una malattia o un "virus". È il sintomo d...

From FSGO x Logic: anonymous interviews with tech workers at all levels, providing a bird's-eye view of the industryIn Voices from the Valley, the celebrated writers and Logic cofounders Moira Weigel and Ben Tarnoff take an unprecedented dive into the tech industry, conducting unfiltered, in-depth, anonymous interviews with tech workers at all levels, including a data scientist, a start-up founder, a cook who serves their lunch, and a PR ...

'Briljant op alle manieren waarop Elon Musk dat niet is: onomstotelijk eerlijk, vol humor en diepmenselijk.' – Astra Taylor Elon Musk wordt gezien als genie of gevaar, maar zelden als systeem. In Muskisme laten Slobodian en Tarnoff zien hoe technologie, macht en afhankelijkheid samensmelten in een nieuwe politieke economie. Dit boek doorgrondt hoe vrijheid wordt verkocht, hiërarchieën worden verdiept en waarom Musk geen uitzondering is, maar het model van onze tijd. 'Tarnoff is een visiona...

Una radiografía del nuevo orden tecnológico mundial.«Impecablemente investigado y magníficamente escrito».Branko MilanovicAclamado como un genio mesiánico y tildado al mismo tiempo de bufón imprudente, Elon Musk ha capturado el imaginario popular de nuestra era. Pero, más allá del personaje, Quinn Sl...

Wie wurde aus dem genialischen Nerd eine kettensägenschwingende Ikone der globalen Rechten?Mit Paypal hat Elon Musk die Finanzbranche aufgemischt, mit Tesla den Markt für E-Autos revolutioniert, nach seiner Übernahme Twitter kurzerhand auf rechts gedreht. Im US-Wahlkampf 20204 schwang er sich zu einem der wichtigsten Einflüsterer Donald Trumps auf, anschließend machte er sich mit seiner Abteilung für Regierungseffizienz (DOGE) daran, den amerikanischen Staat zu zer...