"Blogging" the Internet

https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-316-27577-4

Over the coming days I plan to write about the Internet itself, how it is affecting our economy and our democracy.  My major resource will be Jonathan Taplin's "Move Fast and Break Things."   (You may follow on the link above for more information.)

It has become clear that our democracy is under threat from several sources.  Not the least of these it turns out are the major Internet companies.  Taplin's book focuses on three major Internet concerns which have broad impacts on our nation now.  The three are Facebook, Google, and Amazon.  Coming from someone who has significant experience in both the computer and music worlds as Taplin does, this book is of special interest to The Musical Patriot.

I will be sharing some of what I learn or re-learn as I read the book for a second time.  I can start by mentioning how the book begins with the premise that these Internet companies have essentially returned us to the Gilded Age in which a few monopolies controlled the economy, and thus politics in the United States.

Since this is such a big subject, it is best for the reader to consult "Move Fast and Break Things," directly.  For now I will simply say America is indeed in an emergency which seemingly goes beyond any so-called Constitutional Crisis.


Coming:   Technology's Counter-cultural roots