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Chargement... Het Alles, of Eindelijk orde op zaken, of De laatste dagen der vrije wil, of De wereld gaat aan onbeperkte keuze ten onder (édition 2021)par Dave Eggers, Gerda Baardman, Lidwien Biekmann, Elles Tukker
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Every par Dave Eggers
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. I read the early chapter and the last two chapters . Published 2021 only three years ago. I chose it in the library attracted by the cover which I love. 04:05:24 Clever, hilarious, and terrifying look at The Every--a company that is Amazon merged with Apple (I think?). Their smart apps are more more more, to "improve" people's lives and make them safe. They know all metrics (health, steps, speech, everything). They control their employees' lives for maximum "health" and "safety". Excellent. Eggers follows up his highly successful and "buzzy" techno-dystopian novel "The Circle" with something even more wildly over the top, and more devoid of humor. (I honestly can't figure out why reviewers and commentators describe this stuff as funny.) "The Circle" at least had the benefit of being a very early fictional critique of the sinister aspects of the digital world, and when I first read it I found it fairly engaging and thought-provoking. With 'The Every", set some years after "The Circle", there are no longer several internet behemoths because they have all merged into one giant all-seeing, all-knowing mega company called "The Every". Into its cult-like campus drops Delaney, who hopes to infiltrate The Every and bring it down. That's the incredibly naive notion that drives whatever plot there is in this very long satire. Vignette follows vignette, wherein Delaney floats through various AI product groups and meets many earnest cult members (employees) working on silly, useless online apps, each one more bizarre and behavior-modifying than the last. She soon discovers that none of her plans for sabotage will ever work, because human beings have apparently been conditioned to reject personal privacy and decision-making in all aspects of their lives. So yes, one can easily see how unbridled AI and monopolistic power can result in great evil and terrifying unintended consequences. However, this novel runs out of steam about 2/3 of the way through (and again - it's way too long) when it becomes clear that Delaney is going to fail, and I found it a struggle to make it all the way to the end. «Siete stressati per l’impatto quotidiano che avete sul pianeta? Restate dove siete. Avete paura di poter spaventare gli elefanti marini e ammazzare le pecore? Restate dove siete. Vi preoccupa l’idea di usare benzina, automobili, strade, treni e acciaio? Restate dove siete.» Un seguito che parte bene e finisce decisamente male (no spoiler). La prima parte convince e diverte, per la sua lucida critica del mix di annullamento della privacy e buonismo che pervade i nostri tempi. Poi, pian piano, qualcosa si inceppa e forse pure Eggers si annoia. Come detto, il finale decisamente non convince. Nota a margine: traduzione sciatta e poco curata. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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HTML:From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Circle comes an exciting new follow-up. When the world??s largest search engine/social media company, the Circle, merges with the planet??s dominant ecommerce site, it creates the richest and most dangerous??and, oddly enough, most beloved??monopoly ever known: the Every. Delaney Wells is an unlikely new hire at the Every. A former forest ranger and unwavering tech skeptic, she charms her way into an entry-level job with one goal in mind: to take down the company from within. With her compatriot, the not-at-all-ambitious Wes Makazian, they look for the Every's weaknesses, hoping to free humanity from all-encompassing surveillance and the emoji-driven infantilization of the species. But does anyone want what Delaney is fighting to save? Does humanity truly want to be free? Studded with unforgettable characters, outrageous outfits, and lacerating set-pieces, this companion to The Circle blends absurdity and terror, satire and suspense, while keeping the reader in apprehensive excitement about the fate of the company??and th Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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