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Hans Schnitzler - We Nihilists

Wij Nihilisten

An elite of tech entrepreneurs has succeeded in dominating people and society in a very short time. Since the introduction of the iPhone in 2007, services such as WhatsApp, Instagram, Snapchat or the cloud have become indispensable. In fifteen years, a collective digital conversion has taken place that has radically changed our lives.
In Wij nihilisten, Hans Schnitzler poses a question that is hardly ever asked: how did this virtual class manage to do this? Inspired by, among other things, Friedrich Nietzsche’s writings on nihilism, he goes in search of the cultural roots of this success. His quest immerses the reader in the wonderful world of the archetype of the internet age: the nerd. At the same time, he presents a mirror to us: in fact we are all nerds.
The data revolution threatens to eat its own children. With this book, Schnitzler urges us to face our own part in this. Because only when we are aware of this change is possible.

You can buy the book here (Dutch only):

https://www.debezigebij.nl/boek/wij-nihilisten/

 

'The one who sees it all, sees nothing'

C.S. Lewis

Videos about the book and discussions about the presented issues:

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Alessandro Baricco - The Game

Alessandro Baricco presents a theory to the world why we live in the world we live in today.

He calls it The Game

Fascinating on many different levels.

Buy The Game(Italian)


Alessandro Baricco born January 25, 1958 is an Italian writer, director and performer.

His novels have been translated into a wide number of languages. He currently lives in Rome.


Steve Jobs - Stanford Speech

Steve Jobs Stanford Speech

In the eighties and nineties almost nobody in the industry gave a shit about what Apple was doing. It was called elitist and irrelevant. Apple first had to become a multi billion dollar company to be taken seriously. Steve Jobs talks about why he did all the effort trying to achieve this. Not because of the money, which is nice and gives you freedom. Spreading solid ideas, possibly beliefs, aesthetics and death are far bigger motivation.