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TEAM HUMAN: THE BOOK // Serialized Weekly
How Shame Became the Weapon of the Shameless

How Shame Became the Weapon of the Shameless

Social stigmas are used to keep us from finding our collective power
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Douglas Rushkoff
In a World Run by Algorithms, Weirdness Is Our Best Weapon

In a World Run by Algorithms, Weirdness Is Our Best Weapon

How anomalous behavior defeats the systems of social control
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Douglas Rushkoff
The Uncanny Valley Is Our Best Defense

The Uncanny Valley Is Our Best Defense

Our bodies recognize the dangers of simulation, and we should too
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Douglas Rushkoff
If a TV Show Has a Spoiler, Chances Are It’s Already Spoiled

If a TV Show Has a Spoiler, Chances Are It’s Already Spoiled

Real masterpieces don’t have conclusive answers, but new sorts of questions
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Douglas Rushkoff
Why the Best Art Isn’t Very Commercial

Why the Best Art Isn’t Very Commercial

We live in a world where uncertainty is equated with anxiety instead of with life
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Douglas Rushkoff
The Difference Between Art and Entertainment

The Difference Between Art and Entertainment

Society has become obsessed with climax and resolution
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Douglas Rushkoff
Ambiguity Defines the Human Experience

Ambiguity Defines the Human Experience

We would be mistaken to emulate the certainty of our computers
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Douglas Rushkoff
The Difference Between Optimizing and Evolving

The Difference Between Optimizing and Evolving

Artificial intelligence does one. Humans do the other.
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Douglas Rushkoff
Why Does Silicon Valley Want to Reengineer Humans?

Why Does Silicon Valley Want to Reengineer Humans?

Human beings are not the problem. We are the solution.
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The Key to Successful A.I.? Continual Human Intervention.

The Key to Successful A.I.? Continual Human Intervention.

We must not accept any technology as the default solution for our problems
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