
The Joy of Being Online All the F*cking Time
The Art of Losing Your Mind (Literally)
Jennifer Mccartney(Author)
Countryman Press Inc.
Published on 17. November 2020
Book
Hardback
160 pages
978-1-68268-465-8 (ISBN)
Description
We're inundated with advice on how to cut back on our screen time, and urged instead to embrace nature, human relationships and being present in the moment. But has anyone actually considered those realities? They sound like a lot of work.
In her new book, Jennifer McCartney gives thanks for phones, iPads, laptops, the menu tablets at Chili's and all screens everywhere. We can now follow a baby alpaca on a webcam, watch a viral video on TikTok, find an ex on Facebook, measure our pupillary distances, answer any question without engaging our brains-there's so much to learn; with little to no effort. The Internet practically runs itself! We use it for work, for family, for research. We're really, really good at being online! And that's something to celebrate. With her usual balance of pithy wisdom, aptitude tests and hilarious commentary, McCartney embraces our new reality. After all, as Descartes might have said, "I scroll, therefore I am."
In her new book, Jennifer McCartney gives thanks for phones, iPads, laptops, the menu tablets at Chili's and all screens everywhere. We can now follow a baby alpaca on a webcam, watch a viral video on TikTok, find an ex on Facebook, measure our pupillary distances, answer any question without engaging our brains-there's so much to learn; with little to no effort. The Internet practically runs itself! We use it for work, for family, for research. We're really, really good at being online! And that's something to celebrate. With her usual balance of pithy wisdom, aptitude tests and hilarious commentary, McCartney embraces our new reality. After all, as Descartes might have said, "I scroll, therefore I am."
Reviews / Votes
"According to Jennifer McCartney... there is a hefty defence to be mounted in favour of our mass screen addiction, one she embraces so passionately she even takes a moment to praise the menu tablets at the international restaurant chain Chili's." -- Polly Vernon - The TimesMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Woodstock
United States
Publishing group
WW Norton & Co
Product notice
Paper over boards
Illustrations
Line art throughout
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
270 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-68268-465-8 (9781682684658)
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Jennifer Mccartney
The Joy of Being Online All the F*cking Time
The Art of Losing Your Mind (Literally)
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11/2020
Countryman Press
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Jennifer McCartney is the New York Times best-selling author of Cocktails for Drinkers, The Joy of Leaving Your Sh*t All Over the Place, The Rodent Not Taken, and more. She has written for the Atlantic, Teen Vogue, Curbed, and elsewhere. McCartney lives in Brooklyn, New York.