{"product_id":"404-james-marci-9798176589627","title":"404: Progress not found: The Internet should make everything better. At least it tried","description":"Congratulations. You didn't just buy a book that smells of chamomile tea and boring adult education classes. This is your personal emergency paramedic for the absolute madness of the 21st century. While all of us-young and old alike-are glued to our smartphones like we are under general anesthesia, caressing the screen with a blank stare, our brains have long since gone on unpaid vacation. This book takes the net world and pulls its pants down in a brutally honest way. Uncensored real-life satire, straight from the front lines. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery single day, big tech companies sell us their digital high-tech hologram as the absolute spearhead of evolution. But let's be honest: If you listen with a shred of common sense, you will notice right away that the entire engine is running on three cylinders and sucking in nothing but toxic fumes. Everything rattles. Don't worry, I will spare you the preachy lecture or dry IT babble. Even the soft, corporate garbage of the official tech gurus stays outside the door. Here are the bare facts. And unfortunately, they are damn funny: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe typewriter alphabet: \u003c\/b\u003e In \u003cb\u003e2026\u003c\/b\u003e, we are still typing on a keyboard layout that was intentionally messed up 150 years ago just so the mechanical levers of old typewriters wouldn't get stuck. Progress? I don't see a single trace of it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Google marathon: \u003c\/b\u003e When your clever navigation system coldly suggests that you swim 1,500 miles through the Atlantic Ocean just to reach your destination. Better pack your swim trunks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe absolute crowning glory: \u003c\/b\u003e Millions of people sit on TikTok watching other users stare for hours at a virtual, mouse-dead rock in \u003ci\u003eRock Simulator\u003c\/i\u003e. You seriously have to ask yourself: Has humanity completely lost its mind?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eThis book is your personal barrier against daily frustration. Read it over a cup of coffee. Turn off the app circus on your phone for once. Get your spirit back for real life - before the power gets cut in the grand finale and the networks finally go pitch black. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBest regards from beneath the ether of reality, \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Marci\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Marci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798176589627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.24d","brand":"James Marci","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50780132835583,"sku":"9798176589627","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/404-james-marci-9798176589627","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}