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The Internet Is Not What You Think It Is

13 min read 16 min listen Narrated by Sophie
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What’s it about?

The internet isn't a radical break from the past but the latest incarnation of an ancient dream—a universal library—that has delivered surveillance, distraction, and chaos instead of wisdom.

You’ll learn

  • The internet's roots in Enlightenment dreams
  • Why more information doesn't mean more wisdom
  • How the internet fragments attention and memory
  • The hidden architecture of surveillance and control