Status Updates From Master Switch: The Rise and...

Masterful survey of information politics since the turn of the 20th century.

As someone who still contemplates what Marshall McLuhan meant when he wrote, “The medium is the message,” I’ve always been interested in the history of communications. Wu’s book is incredibly informative on the transition between invention to information company— a topic we should all investigate.

its just bizarre to think about how the American government can remain so passive to the corruption and prioritization of profit above ALL else for inventions that held so much potential beyond that. To see something that seemed so decentralized in nature get commercialized and warped.. Wow. Just wowww

I find it very interesting to reflect on the more decentralized and "wild" nature of the internet compared to now. A completely different culture