Rushkoff: What Happens When Everything Happens Now?

December 11, 2013 By

 

Douglas Rushkoff gives an engaging 15 minute synopsis of his newest book, Present Shock. Starting with reality TV, he discusses how media influence our experience of time and form the building blocks of our economy. He touches on venture capitalism, medieval feudalism, the Real Housewives of Orange County, the NYSE and more.

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Benjamin Robertson

Benjamin Robertson
Benjamin Robertson is a founding editor at Second Nature. He has worked in advertising for the Chicago Tribune and Gannett, and now is a web developer at Up&Up. He studied Communications and Media Studies under Dr. Read Schuchardt at Wheaton College in Illinois. He has presented papers on Marshall McLuhan, media ecology, and Christianity at the Media Ecology Association, National Communication Association, and the McLuhan's Philosophy of Media Centennial Conference in Brussels. He lives with his wife, Ruth, in Greenville, SC. His personal website is benjamingrobertson.com. 

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