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The Internet Is Acid, and America Is Having a Bad Trip

How we can hallucinate our way back to sanity

Douglas Rushkoff
Sep 4, 2018 · 5 min read
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It’s been 25 years since I first turned the manuscript of my first book, , to the publisher. Well, 27 years if you count the first publisher, which canceled the book because they thought the internet would…

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Douglas Rushkoff

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Author of the upcoming book Team Human, and host of the http://TeamHuman.fm podcast.

Team Human

Team Human is a manifesto — a fiery distillation of preeminent digital theorist Douglas Rushkoff’s most urgent thoughts on civilization and human nature.

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