Cybersilly.
| Publisher | Reason Foundation |
| Publication | Reason |
| Subject | Humanities |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0048-6906 |
| Issues per Year | 11 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Published | 2000-08-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Reviewee | n/a | Paulina Borsook |
| Author | n/a | Brian Doherty |
Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High-Tech, by Paulina Borsook, New York: Public Affairs, 267 pages, $24.00
This is a bad book, unlearned in its titular subject, petulant, and poorly argued. It is tempting simply to dismiss it and move on. Despite its shoddy quality, however, Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of High-Tech is not irrelevant. Far from it. The book is fascinating as a case study in the reasoning and psychology behind opposition to the mix of individualism and anti-statism that...
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