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Do "The Simpsons" represent a leap forward in media consciousness? Do Sega video games and channel-surfing offer new strategies for coping in a world fraught with unpredictability? Can raves, snowboarding, or online chatting teach us something about adapting to cultural change? Douglas Rushkoff, "one of the great thinkers and writers of our time" (Timothy Leary) says yes, yes, and yes.

Introduction: The Children of Chaos

3

(12)

The Fall of Linear Thinking and the Rise of Chaos

15

(48)

The Fall of Duality and the Rise of Holism

63

(44)

The Fall of Mechanism and the Rise of Animism

107

(56)

The Fall of Gravity and the Rise of Consensual Hallucination

163

(58)

The Fall of Metaphor and the Rise of Recapitulation

221

(36)

The Fall of God and the Rise of Nature

257

(13)

Selected Readings and Resources

270

(4)

Index

274

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Playing the Future : What We Can Learn from Digital Kids

Playing the Future : What We Can Learn from Digital Kids

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