Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff
Team Human is a fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoff's most urgent thoughts on civilization, technology, and human nature. In one hundred concise statements, he argues that we are essentially social creatures who achieve our greatest aspirations when we work together?not as individuals. Yet today, we see our society threatened by a vast antihuman ethos that undermines our ability to connect. Technologies that were meant to foster cooperation?from currency to computers?too often are used to exploit and divide us. If we are to adapt and survive these destructive forces, we must recognize that being human is a team sport. Rushkoff inspires us to find the others who understand this fundamental truth and reassert our humanity?together.
"In Team Human, [Rushkoff] enumerates the ways connectedness matters, and argues that the technology we think connects us today is in fact tearing us apart.. his cause is worthy: ‘The first step toward reversing our predicament is to recognize that being human is a team sport’..." -- New Scientist
"Can the revolution start already? This book will help us. Thank God for Douglas Rushkoff." -- Parker Posey
"[Rushkoff] paints our current predicament with infectious élan and energy." -- The Wall Street Journal
"Mr Rushkoff... a vibrant thinker of the online age." -- The Economist
"Rushkoff deals with heavyweight topics with a light touch, and Team Human is a joy to read – witty, accessible, and highly quotable." -- Make Wealth History
"An astonishing, paradigm-shifting must-read for all inhabitants of the twenty-first century. Precisely and cogently written. Rushkoff’s best work so far." -- Grant Morrison
"‘Team Human’ presents a convincing central argument and sometimes delights, particularly in Rushkoff’s roasting of the techno-solutionists who refuse to challenge antihuman values." -- Engineering and Technology
"A vivid thinker, Rushkoff is an insightful and acerbic antidote to Facebook, cultural hegemony, and the corporatization of everything. " -- Seth Godin, bestselling author of The Dip, Linchpin, and What to Do When It’s Your Turn (and It’s Always Your Turn)
"Team Human serves as a reminder that we do not have to surrender ourselves to technology... Joining Team Human means prioritizing the social, transcending a digital inclination and connecting as humans." -- Chris Yogerst - The Washington Post
"Can the revolution start already? This book will help us. Thank God for Douglas Rushkoff." -- Parker Posey
"[Rushkoff] paints our current predicament with infectious élan and energy." -- The Wall Street Journal
"Mr Rushkoff... a vibrant thinker of the online age." -- The Economist
"Rushkoff deals with heavyweight topics with a light touch, and Team Human is a joy to read – witty, accessible, and highly quotable." -- Make Wealth History
"An astonishing, paradigm-shifting must-read for all inhabitants of the twenty-first century. Precisely and cogently written. Rushkoff’s best work so far." -- Grant Morrison
"‘Team Human’ presents a convincing central argument and sometimes delights, particularly in Rushkoff’s roasting of the techno-solutionists who refuse to challenge antihuman values." -- Engineering and Technology
"A vivid thinker, Rushkoff is an insightful and acerbic antidote to Facebook, cultural hegemony, and the corporatization of everything. " -- Seth Godin, bestselling author of The Dip, Linchpin, and What to Do When It’s Your Turn (and It’s Always Your Turn)
"Team Human serves as a reminder that we do not have to surrender ourselves to technology... Joining Team Human means prioritizing the social, transcending a digital inclination and connecting as humans." -- Chris Yogerst - The Washington Post
Douglas Rushkoff is professor of media theory and digital economics at Queens/CUNY. Named one of the world’s ten most influential intellectuals by MIT, he hosts the Team Human podcast and has written many award-winning books, including Media Virus, Program or Be Programmed, and Present Shock. He lives in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393541533 |
| ISBN 10 | 0393541533 |
| Title | Team Human |
| Author | Douglas Rushkoff |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2021-01-12 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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