2021 Reading List
One way of getting off the social media crack is to read books. They are the low density food of the attention based ecosystem. i.e. it takes TIME to absorb their contents! That's a good thing. The following are, I believe, going to be big topics in 2021.
What to do about Surveillance Capital?
The Guardian likes to write about surveillance capital. Here's a recommendation:
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
Why isn't VR Taking Off?
I could write a book about this right now, Facebook is holding back VR by trying to own the metaverse, offering an excellent hardware product that is subsidized by having to join their ecosystem. This ties together topic 1 and 2 nicely
The History of the Future: Oculus, Facebook, and the Revolution That Swept Virtual Reality
Can Web 3.0 actually makes some progress in the shadow of BitCoin?
This one is not out yet, but Albert Wenger is definitely someone I've been listening to lately, his new book should be out soon: