The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present
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The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present [Coupland, Douglas, Obrist, Hans Ulrich, Basar, Shumon] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Age of Earthquakes: A Guide to the Extreme Present Review: astute & awake - As an artist, anything that breaks the confinement of an old idea is a must. The words are often more pictorial in this book. It feels like a nice updated treatment of the “medium is the massage” with a shrewd look at our disintegrated past & the ever-evolving future. It tells the story of our human experience in the present and future by poking a bit of fun at our new digitally enslaved selves, without being too righteous, which was a welcome relief. An easy half hour read, but a definite must for lovers of the book. I loved that despite these three incredibly fertile & intelligentsia-ranked authors, you wanted to just sit & have a beer with them- and talk about anything other than the internet. Review: Cell phones and Polar Ice caps - How accurate that we use substances expecting the substances to tell us who we are. Yet substances only alleviate the symptoms of an inability to know who we are. Mental health issues dramatically rise amongst the the young as their living memory is void of experience with the increase of screen time when no memory can be created. Perhaps that is what addiction is: when one gives up searching for who they are. Perhaps the inability to know who we are is reflective of the technological age. Every time I see a cell phone I think about the polar ice caps melting. Then Nepal happened....
| ASIN | 0399173862 |
| Best Sellers Rank | #1,011,781 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,490 in Internet & Telecommunications #2,981 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences #6,300 in Sociology Reference |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars (139) |
| Dimensions | 4.41 x 0.59 x 7.13 inches |
| ISBN-10 | 9780399173868 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0399173868 |
| Item Weight | 7.3 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 257 pages |
| Publication date | March 3, 2015 |
| Publisher | Penguin Publishing Group |
K**Y
astute & awake
As an artist, anything that breaks the confinement of an old idea is a must. The words are often more pictorial in this book. It feels like a nice updated treatment of the “medium is the massage” with a shrewd look at our disintegrated past & the ever-evolving future. It tells the story of our human experience in the present and future by poking a bit of fun at our new digitally enslaved selves, without being too righteous, which was a welcome relief. An easy half hour read, but a definite must for lovers of the book. I loved that despite these three incredibly fertile & intelligentsia-ranked authors, you wanted to just sit & have a beer with them- and talk about anything other than the internet.
B**B
Cell phones and Polar Ice caps
How accurate that we use substances expecting the substances to tell us who we are. Yet substances only alleviate the symptoms of an inability to know who we are. Mental health issues dramatically rise amongst the the young as their living memory is void of experience with the increase of screen time when no memory can be created. Perhaps that is what addiction is: when one gives up searching for who they are. Perhaps the inability to know who we are is reflective of the technological age. Every time I see a cell phone I think about the polar ice caps melting. Then Nepal happened....
K**T
worth the money.
great book. talented artists. makes you think about digital surroundings.
S**N
Close look at a not-so-distant future
Eye-opening look at the non-singularity prospects for the internet and people in the future. Clear trends are eased out to their natural extremes and combined to describe unconsidered (by the public at large) consequences. It will join my copy of The Third Millenium: A History fo the World 2000-3000 AD http://smile.amazon.com/third-millennium-history-world-2000-3000/dp/0283992115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431098955&sr=8-1&keywords=The+Third+Millennium%3A+A+History+of+the+World+AD+2000-3000
K**R
Scary true and left me feeling helpless
One of my favorite authors and this book demonstrates beautifully the reason why Must type seven words to submit, so...
J**R
Somebody's book, but definitely not mine.
I really shouldn't try to critique this item. At nearly 80, I'm at least 50 years beyond its target audience. I had hoped it might help bridge the gap; it didn't. I use a computer -- I'm using one now -- but I'm not really a member of the computer generation the way some of my grandkids are. So I saw parts as shallow, parts as pompous, and much as just unintelligible. And overall, depressing. Whatever either my wife or I reads the other usually does; I haven't even suggested that she attempt this. My two stars are really a gift, based on the inherent unfairness of any assessment I make.
N**L
A thought-provoking, introspective look at our current time.
I show this to all my friends.
R**K
Four Stars
Funny, but interesting in it's approach.
J**3
An excellent piece of contemporary literature.
J**D
I saw one of the authors interviewed on 'C4 News' and my interest was piqued enough to buy myself a copy - I'm extremely glad that I did. I have loved (almost) every page. The others scared me. I am in my forties, have worked with web design tech geeks in the very early nineties, when 'The Internet' was a fairy-tale that nerds talked to each other about in hushed tones and Netscape were the Google of the day - I've worked for IT companies and I've run three web-based businesses, one of which actually worked and made money and I have a huge professional and personal interest in sociology, philosophy, interpersonal psychology etc - so I am already perhaps a pretty soft target for this book - but I think anyone alive today, using the internet (which is everyone except my Dad, I think?) with any kind of philosophical interest, fans of PK Dick novels, love of technology etc will get a lot out of this. It's all about today and tomorrow, and even more so about the day after that - which will be a Thursday (they all will) .Bursting with insight and the occasional warning (?). It's both a great book and not even a book - it's like the internet wrote a comedic parody of a book about the internet - but with the prime directive being a cliche about pictures speaking a thousand words..... I recommend it wholeheartedly (and so does UniTodd)
A**A
El contenido no tengo duda que será brutal, pero acabo de recibir el libro en este estado dentro del paquete (repartidor no tiene la culpa).
A**R
Bueno
A**A
Un saggio, un racconto, un libro d'arte...non è facile definirlo, però è una lezione su tutto. Sul presente, su come si fa arte oggi, su come vedere il mondo. Design pazzesco, prezzo incredibile.
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