As Douglas Rushkoff writes in his brilliant manifesto, Program or Be Programmed, the hacker ethos that led to all of this digital technology is no longer present for most users.

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Somewhat magically, two books (and their writers), popped up just as I needed them, Mind Amplifiers by Howard Rheingold and Program, or Be Programmed by Douglas Rushkoff.

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