It's not the Internet to Evgeny Morozov. It's "the Internet" -- with quotation marks. Morozov is trying to make a point. Thanks to the Web's rapid spread and overwhelming influence on 21st-century society, we've come to think of cyberlife as something distinct from our everyday interactions. To proponents, it has brought a cornucopia of information that will allow society to fix its most intractable problems. But in his new book, "To Save Everything, Click Here," Morozov pushes back against that belief. He is skeptical of such "solutionism," pointing out that just because smart technology has its benefits doesn't mean it's going to lead to utopia. (After all, one man's utopia is another's "Brave New World.") http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/19/tech/web/morozov-internet-save-everything/index.html?c=tech Monday, July 22, 2013
Think twice about 'the Internet'
It's not the Internet to Evgeny Morozov. It's "the Internet" -- with quotation marks. Morozov is trying to make a point. Thanks to the Web's rapid spread and overwhelming influence on 21st-century society, we've come to think of cyberlife as something distinct from our everyday interactions. To proponents, it has brought a cornucopia of information that will allow society to fix its most intractable problems. But in his new book, "To Save Everything, Click Here," Morozov pushes back against that belief. He is skeptical of such "solutionism," pointing out that just because smart technology has its benefits doesn't mean it's going to lead to utopia. (After all, one man's utopia is another's "Brave New World.") http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/19/tech/web/morozov-internet-save-everything/index.html?c=tech 