{"product_id":"vaporware-inc-david-karpf-9781324106319","title":"Vaporware, Inc.: How Silicon Valley Sells the Future to Control the Present","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor thirty years, Silicon Valley leaders have promised dramatic technological innovation as long as we--the public, journalists, regulators, and policymakers--keep out of the way. The results have been great for Big Tech but haven't gone so well for the rest of us. Big Tech has gotten money, fame, and political power, but their bold visions have amounted to little more than vaporware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eVaporware, Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e, political scientist and tech commentator David Karpf looks back at the history of the digital future to understand the ideological project of techno-optimism, and why it has gone so wrong for the rest of us. With sharp wit and keen insight, Karpf debunks the myths and traces how tech billionaires amassed power by selling the illusion of progress. Eye-opening and essential, \u003cem\u003eVaporware, Inc.\u003c\/em\u003e is a critical reappraisal of how Silicon Valley works, and how we can make it work better.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Karpf\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 132410631X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324106319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/12\/2027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"David Karpf","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48807370817791,"sku":"9781324106319","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/vaporware-inc-david-karpf-9781324106319","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}