The,,result,,is,,a,,relatively,,short,,book,,that,,simply,,feels,,too,,long,,,its,,comprehensiveness,,sliding,,into,,redundancy,,as,,the,,examples,,pile,,upInternet-centrism,,,,,then,,,,,treats,,,,“the,,,,Internet”,,,,as,,,,an,,,,object,,,,that,,,,acts,,,,on,,,,society,,,,from,,,,outside,,,,,rather,,,,than,,,,a,,,,technological,,,,form,,,,that,,,,emerges,,,,from,,,,within,,,,a,,,,particular,,,,social,,,,and,,,,political,,,,situationIn,,,,To,,,,Save,,,,Everything,,,,,Morozov,,,,is,,,,primarily,,,,concerned,,,,with,,,,the,,,,immediate,,,,implications,,,,of,,,,Internet-centrismBut,,,,Morozov,,,,is,,,,more,,,,concerned,,,,with,,,,the,,,,ideological,,,,content,,,,of,,,,the,,,,books,,,,and,,,,blog,,,,posts,,,,he,,,,discusses,,,,than,,,,he,,,,is,,,,with,,,,the,,,,cultural,,,,circumstances,,,,in,,,,which,,,,they,,,,have,,,,come,,,,to,,,,prominenceMorozov,,,,is,,,,bemused,,,,by,,,,the,,,,paradox:,,,,“One,,,,day,,,,we,,,,are,,,,told,,,,that,,,,‘the,,,,Internet’,,,,is,,,,here,,,,to,,,,stay,,,,,and,,,,we,,,,should,,,,reshape,,,,our,,,,institutions,,,,to,,,,match,,,,its,,,,demands;,,,,another,,,,day,,,,,we,,,,are,,,,told,,,,that,,,,it’s,,,,so,,,,fragile,,,,that,,,,almost,,,,anyone,,,,or,,,,anything,,,,could,,,,deal,,,,it,,,,a,,,,lethal,,,,blow.”,,,,In,,,,this,,,,circular,,,,logic,,,,,Internet,,,,technologies,,,,are,,,,positioned,,,,as,,,,both,,,,the,,,,cause,,,,of,,,,social,,,,conflict,,,,and,,,,the,,,,preferred,,,,solutionMy,,AccountThe,,second,,refers,,to,,a,,fascination,,with,,the,,Internet,,as,,a,,wholly,,novel,,sociotechnical,,phenomenon,,(which,,Morozov,,first,,diagnosed,,in,,his,,2011,,book,,The,,Net,,Delusion)In,,,the,,,final,,,chapter,,,are,,,we,,,afforded,,,a,,,glimpse,,,of,,,an,,,alternative,,,future,,,with,,,a,,,visit,,,to,,,the,,,digital,,,media,,,scholar,,,Carl,,,DiSalvo’s,,,“adversarial,,,design”,,,studioMorozov,,,cautions,,,that,,,this,,,“never-ending,,,quest,,,to,,,ameliorate”,,,favors,,,short-term,,,tweaks,,,over,,,systemic,,,change:,,,“It,,,very,,,well,,,may,,,be,,,that,,,,by,,,optimizing,,,our,,,behavior,,,locally,,,[…],,,we’ll,,,end,,,up,,,with,,,suboptimal,,,behavior,,,globally.”,,,The,,,danger,,,of,,,solutionism,,,lies,,,not,,,its,,,solutions,,,,but,,,in,,,how,,,narrowly,,,it,,,defines,,,its,,,problemsAre,,we,,really,,talking,,about,,the,,same,,entity,,(assuming,,,for,,the,,moment,,,that,,“entity”,,is,,even,,the,,right,,word)?,,The,,Internet,,may,,technically,,be,,an,,open-ended,,network,,of,,computer,,networks,,using,,a,,shared,,set,,of,,protocols,,,but,,the,,everyday,,notion,,of,,“the,,Internet”,,as,,a,,single,,technology,,is,,clearly,,mythologicalInstead,,,of,,,accepting,,,the,,,blissful,,,ignorance,,,of,,,the,,,Internet,,,myth,,,and,,,frictionless,,,design,,,,Morozov,,,believes,,,that,,,designers,,,may,,,soon,,,take,,,a,,,turn,,,toward,,,the,,,“messy,”,,,reintroducing,,,friction,,,to,,,promote,,,critical,,,thinking,,,and,,,civic,,,engagementEmail,,,,address,,,,Frictionlessness,,corresponds,,to,,efficiency,,and,,ease,,of,,use,,,and,,is,,exemplified,,by,,the,,assured,,interoperability,,among,,Apple’s,,phones,,,tablets,,,and,,laptops;,,frictionless,,technologies,,are,,meant,,to,,“just,,work.”,,In,,the,,context,,of,,social,,media,,use,,,the,,term,,also,,suggests,,ubiquityMorozov,,,,argues,,,,that,,,,today’s,,,,critics,,,,treat,,,,the,,,,Internet,,,,with,,,,an,,,,undeserved,,,,reverencePlayAcross,,,,250,,,,pages,,,,,he,,,,leads,,,,the,,,,reader,,,,on,,,,a,,,,relentless,,,,march,,,,through,,,,the,,,,weeds,,,,of,,,,Internet-centric,,,,hype,,,,,criss-crossing,,,,technologies,,,,and,,,,contexts,,,,as,,,,diverse,,,,as,,,,open,,,,government,,,,and,,,,sea-steading,,,,,gamification,,,,and,,,,crime,,,,prediction,,,,,the,,,,quantified,,,,self,,,,and,,,,serendipity,,,,enginesSolutionism,,,,and,,,,Internet-centrism,,,,are,,,,both,,,,worldviews,,,,infused,,,,with,,,,the,,,,technocratic,,,,values,,,,of,,,,efficiency,,,,,cleanliness,,,,,and,,,,productivity,,,,,values,,,,that,,,,are,,,,poorly,,,,suited,,,,,in,,,,Morozov’s,,,,view,,,,,to,,,,life,,,,in,,,,a,,,,pluralistic,,,,liberal,,,,democracyIf,,Morozov’s,,argument,,rings,,true,,—,,and,,,for,,the,,most,,part,,,it,,does,,—,,it,,is,,due,,to,,the,,strong,,philosophical,,foundation,,on,,which,,he,,stands.Crime,,maps,,visualize,,the,,effects,,of,,mass,,incarceration;,,browser,,plugins,,subtly,,transform,,prices,,from,,US,,dollars,,into,,barrels,,of,,oil;,,an,,umbrella,,defeats,,facial,,recognition,,algorithmsThe,,,,obvious,,,,simplifications,,,,and,,,,reductions,,,,of,,,,solutionism,,,,are,,,,afforded,,,,undue,,,,legitimacy,,,,,Morozov,,,,thinks,,,,,when,,,,combined,,,,with,,,,what,,,,he,,,,calls,,,,“Internet-centrism”:,,,,the,,,,widespread,,,,(and,,,,,in,,,,his,,,,view,,,,,mistaken),,,,belief,,,,that,,,,the,,,,diffusion,,,,of,,,,Internet,,,,access,,,,has,,,,brought,,,,about,,,,“a,,,,unique,,,,and,,,,unprecedented,,,,state,,,,in,,,,human,,,,history.”,,,,As,,,,Morozov,,,,constructs,,,,the,,,,Internet-centrist,,,,position,,,,,the,,,,Internet,,,,is,,,,always,,,,,implicitly,,,,or,,,,explicitly,,,,,a,,,,factor,,,,in,,,,any,,,,contemporary,,,,public,,,,conflictFacebook,,,executives,,,have,,,used,,,the,,,phrase,,,“frictionless,,,sharing”,,,to,,,describe,,,applications,,,that,,,automatically,,,post,,,updates,,,to,,,a,,,user’s,,,timeline,,,as,,,they,,,go,,,about,,,their,,,day:,,,which,,,foods,,,they,,,ate,,,,how,,,long,,,they,,,spent,,,at,,,the,,,gym,,,,what,,,TV,,,show,,,they,,,watched,,,,how,,,many,,,hours,,,they,,,workedAcross,,,an,,,exhaustive,,,—,,,and,,,,at,,,times,,,,exhausting,,,—,,,review,,,of,,,the,,,recent,,,technology,,,literature,,,,he,,,traces,,,a,,,persistent,,,,unexamined,,,reiteration,,,of,,,the,,,dominant,,,Internet,,,mythOne,,wonders,,if,,it,,was,,necessary,,to,,attack,,every,,single,,instance,,of,,Internet-centrism?,,Following,,a,,lengthy,,engagement,,with,,the,,“datasexuals”,,of,,the,,Quantified,,Self,,movement,,in,,chapter,,seven,,,going,,after,,Gordon,,Bell’s,,“lifelogging”,,practices,,felt,,particularly,,tedious,,at,,the,,start,,of,,chapter,,eightCarr),,,,Morozov,,,explores,,,the,,,underlying,,,assumptions,,,that,,,make,,,such,,,a,,,question,,,possible,,,in,,,the,,,first,,,placeEVGENY,,,MOROZOV,,,IS,,,DONE,,,WITH,,,THE,,,INTERNET“The,,,,Internet”,,,,(Morozov,,,,wraps,,,,the,,,,term,,,,in,,,,quotation,,,,marks,,,,for,,,,most,,,,of,,,,the,,,,book),,,,is,,,,not,,,,a,,,,naturally,,,,occurring,,,,phenomenon,,,,or,,,,a,,,,living,,,,thing,,,,,but,,,,a,,,,socially,,,,constructed,,,,myth,,,,that,,,,“effortlessly,,,,fills,,,,minds,,,,,pockets,,,,,coffers,,,,,and,,,,even,,,,the,,,,most,,,,glaring,,,,narrative,,,,gaps.”,,,,“The,,,,myth,,,,of,,,,the,,,,Internet,”,,,,he,,,,argues,,,,,“tells,,,,us,,,,nothing,,,,about,,,,how,,,,the,,,,world,,,,works,,,,and,,,,even,,,,less,,,,about,,,,how,,,,it,,,,should.”,,,,In,,,,fact,,,,,at,,,,one,,,,point,,,,,he,,,,questions,,,,whether,,,,the,,,,Internet,,,,even,,,,existsRather,,,,than,,,,participate,,,,in,,,,the,,,,kind,,,,of,,,,either-or,,,,thinking,,,,characteristic,,,,of,,,,questions,,,,like,,,,“Is,,,,Google,,,,making,,,,us,,,,stupid?”,,,,(the,,,,title,,,,of,,,,an,,,,infamous,,,,2008,,,,Atlantic,,,,article,,,,by,,,,Nicholas,,,,GMorozov,,pinpoints,,the,,mantra,,of,,today’s,,solutionism,,in,,the,,recurring,,description,,of,,entrenched,,institutions,,as,,“broken”:,,Education,,is,,broken;,,the,,Postal,,Service,,is,,broken;,,Wall,,Street,,is,,broken;,,Congress,,is,,brokenYouTubeMorozov,,,,responds,,,,to,,,,this,,,,intriguing,,,,story,,,,by,,,,suggesting,,,,alternative,,,,parking,,,,meter,,,,designs,,,,and,,,,playing,,,,out,,,,their,,,,social,,,,implications 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