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Channel surfing as a predecessor to doom scrolling.
And finally we arrive at the computer.

Incredibly insightful (and depressing) chapter (12 - the great refusal) covering the first era of cultural “rejection” of tv that was quickly appropriated by the networks proving Fisher’s theory that capitalism thrives on its own criticism.

Another great Tim Wu concept