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Wasting Time on the Internet

Paperback • 2016 • English

Wasting Time on the Internet

By Kenneth Goldsmith

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About the book

Using clear, readable prose, conceptual artist and poet Kenneth Goldsmith's manifesto shows how our time on the internet is not really wasted but is quite productive and creative as he puts the experience in its proper theoretical and philosophical context. Kenneth Goldsmith wants you to rethink the internet. Many people feel guilty after spending hours watching cat videos or clicking link after link after link. But Goldsmith sees that "wasted" time differently. Unlike old media, the internet de...Show more

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ISBN

9780062416476

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers Inc

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

Wasting Time on the Internet

Format

Paperback

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