Digital Dust: The History of the Things We've Lost to the Internet

di Christopher Bish (Autore)

The App Brewery Ltd, 2025

Before our world was guided by GPS and powered by search bars, knowledge had physical weight, navigation was a hard-won skill, and human connection required patience and a pocketful of change. What have we unconsciously traded for the seamless convenience of the digital age? Digital Dust is a fascinating archeological dig into our recent past, a search for the skills, objects, and social rituals we've discarded in our rush to the future. This book uncovers the cultural debris—the "digital dust"—left in the wake of progress, offering a series of fond farewells to the artifacts of a rapidly fading world. Journey back to the era of the Encyclopedia Britannica standing guard in the living room , the folded road map as a tool of self-reliance , the mixtape as the ultimate act of musical devotion , and the profound freedom that came with simply being unreachable. But this is more than just a nostalgic tour of obsolete objects; it's a profound look at the atrophied skills, altered social contracts, and the fundamental rewiring of our brains that the digital age has brought about. Blending history, sociological analysis, and personal reflection , Digital Dust is not a rejection of technology, but a vital invitation to pause and consider its true price. It is a reminder of the friction, serendipity, and mindfulness that the analog world demanded of us, asking what parts of our humanity are worth preserving before they, too, are swept away.

• Autore: Christopher Bish
• Anno edizione: 2025
• Editore: The App Brewery Ltd
• Formato: EPUB2 con DRMFREE
• Compatibilità: Tutti i dispositivi (eccetto Kindle)
• Layout: Reflowable
• EAN: 9798232064549

Testo in en