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Smith traces the internet through older technologies, scientific dreams, occult communication, natural networks, encyclopaedias, telegraphy, computation, and the long human desire to escape the meat-sack problem by becoming signal. The argument is less “the internet is bad” than “the internet is older, weirder, and more metaphysically loaded than we admit.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1228\" data-end=\"1522\"\u003eGood for readers of media theory, philosophy of technology, digital culture, internet criticism or any fans of cybernetics-adjacent thought. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1732\" data-end=\"1845\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinceton University Press paperback, 2022. Good used condition. Light shelf\/handling wear; clean reading copy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45172308574291,"sku":null,"price":16.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Yourparagraphtext-2026-06-03T124605.933.png?v=1780454808"},{"product_id":"throwing-rocks-at-the-google-bus-by-douglas-rushkoff","title":"'Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus' by Douglas Rushkoff","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"qMYqUG_convSearchResultHighlightRoot\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a1ba90f-e9f8-83ec-aaef-42800be6dcb2-18\" data-is-intersecting=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-6a1ba90f-e9f8-83ec-aaef-42800be6dcb2-18\" data-turn-id-container=\"request-6a1ba90f-e9f8-83ec-aaef-42800be6dcb2-18\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-106\" data-scroll-anchor=\"false\" data-turn=\"assistant\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"17fb4145-c938-4438-bc6b-26c47722cdf5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-5-thinking\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" data-turn-start-message=\"true\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"1088\"\u003eDouglas Rushkoff’s \u003cem data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"425\"\u003eThrowing Rocks at the Google Bus\u003c\/em\u003e argues that the digital economy did not simply “disrupt” old systems so much as intensify some of their worst habits.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"359\" data-end=\"1088\"\u003eWritten as a critique of Silicon Valley capitalism and the growth-at-all-costs mindset, the book pushes instead toward slower, more distributed, more locally accountable economic models. Good for readers interested in platform capitalism, digital culture, tech criticism, post-growth economics, workplace ownership, and the long dull horror of watching every human relation become a business model.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1090\" data-end=\"1387\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePortfolio \/ Penguin paperback edition, updated with a new preface and community action guide. 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