The Internet Is Not the Answer
summary
Argues the Internet increases inequality, creates a new precariat class of short-shift gig workers (sharing-economy chapter reports Uber worth $40 billion and precarious labor), and enables a commodified surveillance economy that packages users for advertisers. Claims about scale include Ericsson's projection of ~50 billion connected devices by 2025 and a cited 65% pedophile proportion on the dark web. Calls for antitrust action, stronger regulation (FCC/EU/parliaments), and platforms that respect labor and privacy.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction to the book
- 1:29The internet's negative impact
- 4:17Regulation and safety
- 6:55Industrial revolution analogy
- 8:44Political impact and monopoly
- 10:40Tech and society debate
- 12:32Surveillance and the sharing economy
- 15:30The fragmenting internet
- 18:15Digital memory and narcissism
- 20:22Keen's work and future focus
- 22:12Critique of tech libertarianism
- 24:37Call to responsibility
