Tomorrows Versus Yesterdays

by Andrew Keen

In a collection of 18 exclusive interviews, Andrew Keen discusses the impact of the digital revolution and possible solutions to the challenges we face today with some of the most influential thinkers of our time.
The current crisis of democracy, the growing economic inequality between rich and poor, our narcissistic social media culture and the looming menace of AI all threaten us as never before. The challenges presented by technology have long been central in these issues, but how can we take advantage of the opportunities it provides to shape a better twenty-first century?
The most important division of our age is between the 'tomorrows', those who believe that the future can be better than the past, and the 'yesterdays' who harbour a nostalgic desire to return to a rose-tinted past. This division is encapsulated by how we answer a simple question: can we trust the future?
In Tomorrows Versus Yesterdays, Andrew Keen discusses the issue with some of the most influential thinkers of our time. The book is split into four sections. The first identifies the challenges of our digital age. The second focuses on the failure of the internet revolution to realize its ambitious goals. The third untangles the complex relationship between populism and digital media, before the final part presents possible solutions to the challenges of our age. The result is an insightful examination of the most important issues facing us today, and essential reading for anyone interested in the impact of the digital revolution.

304 pages, Paperback

Published March 1, 2020

About the author

Andrew Keen is one of the world’s best known and controversial commentators on the digital revolution.He is the author of three books: Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo and his current international hit The Internet Is Not The Answer which the London Sunday Times acclaimed as a "powerful, frightening read" and the Washington Post called "an enormously useful primer for those of us concerned that online life isn't as shiny as our digital avatars would like us to believe". He is executive director of the Silicon Valley innovation salonFutureCast and a much acclaimed public speaker around the world. In 2015, he was named by GQ magazine in their list of the "100 Most Connected Men”. His next book, How To Fix The Future, will be published worldwide in January 2018

Reviews

[Alison]

I think the issue that I had with this book, was the title. I had hoped it was more about the internet, information literacy, and as it says 'a defence of the future', which it really seemed ironic, as most of the book is all doom and gloom. There were some interesting interviews, some gems, nuggets of information and statements, but on the whole, was mostly all about politics and the internet, not about the hows, whys and how we might be using it in the future as users and people. This book focuses more on the politics of the internet and what has happened, how the optimists have mostly gone to pessimists, which is more of either a shame, or a foreboding glance into the future. If you are into politics and technology, then this book is for you, if you are looking for insight into the future of the internet, this is not it.

[R]

i was taking notes !!

really nice having the interview/conversation format