{"product_id":"society-on-demand-paperback","title":"Society-on-Demand - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTim Johnston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA combative, energetic and visceral analysis of the \u003cstrong\u003edigital entertainment industry\u003c\/strong\u003e and its impact on political change; from the \u003cstrong\u003esmartphone\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003esocial media\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003epornography\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003efootball\u003c\/strong\u003e, streaming to NFTs and more: the realm of the Online has placed us on a path of \u003cstrong\u003eimminent social collapse.\u003c\/strong\u003e Making his debut, Tim Johnston guides us through a \u003cstrong\u003epolitical and social minefield\u003c\/strong\u003e as he dissects, through pop culture and current events, the impact of digital entertainment on our humanity and, consequently, \u003cstrong\u003epolitical and social change\u003c\/strong\u003e. A ruthless attack and a fundamental critique of the internet's control over our lives and political future, Johnston systematically eviscerates the technological status quo, otherwise known as, \"Society-on Demand.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's often said our challenge for a better world is political.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd yet, the challenges we face cannot be defeated on an individual basis so long as the realm of the Online, through digital entertainment, is seen as preferable to the physical society in which we live. Expecting millions to demand change when apathy is god and escape is heaven is like trying to fit a \u003cstrong\u003ecamel through the lens of an iPhone.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe challenges of society-on-demand are pervasive, systemic and accepted; presented as normal, even essential, parts of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsequently, we are engaged in nothing less than a war on our selves; to reclaim our humanity from the rubble of indifference through a \u003cstrong\u003efundamental reshaping of values.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe digital entertainment industry has established a crisis of impotence; a culture of apathy; through personal devices and the content they provide. Society is witnessing a fundamental shift in how we \u003cstrong\u003eperceive ourselves\u003c\/strong\u003e and each other, disproportionately affecting \u003cstrong\u003eGen Z\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eMillennials\u003c\/strong\u003e, who face \u003cstrong\u003eserious mental health crises \u003c\/strong\u003eand broken relationships through the\u003cstrong\u003e prioritisation of an online existence.\u003c\/strong\u003e We need a political and technological reformation; one which restores our perceptions of ourselves, of each other and the world around us. Without this, the Left has no ideological basis, for it has no recognition, understanding, or prioritisation of reality.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is about stripping away the weeds of a pervasive digital entertainment industry - the default of an online existence - to\u003cstrong\u003e rehumanise ourselves \u003c\/strong\u003eand, consequently, \u003cstrong\u003eachieve the political changes\u003c\/strong\u003e we need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is not a battle plan. But it is an assessment - an analysis - of the enemy's defences. It is a blueprint of the fortress we need to know and understand: a tool of distraction and oppression threatening social relations and, without exaggeration, the viability of our existence. Without this understanding, we cannot hope to regain our lives from the tools that oppress us, nor reuse them for the foundational changes we need: and that means exposing the damage our online lives - and the systems behind them - have caused.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA seminal and foundational work, \u003cem\u003eSociety-on-Demand\u003c\/em\u003e is a\u003cstrong\u003e radical and necessary contribution to modern political thought;\u003c\/strong\u003e a call to arms in our own lives to free ourselves form the oppression of our devices and divert our energies elsewhere, for the sake of our mental health, relationships and radical political change.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42722942255167,"sku":"9781399923910","price":22.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/8141c713f0873326592f2ca517a1a40d.webp?v=1765097468","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/society-on-demand-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}