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From Counterculture to Cyberculture
By Fred Turner
Fred Turner shows how the 1960s counterculture and the Whole Earth network influenced digital utopianism, virtual communities, and personal computing, highlighting the cultural link between psychedelic ideas and the rise of networked technology.
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From Counterculture to Cyberculture : Stewart Brand, the Whole Earth Network, and the Rise of Digital Utopianism
Fred Turner traces how parts of the 1960s counterculture and the Whole Earth network helped shape digital utopianism, virtual community, and the culture around personal computing. It is relevant to cyberdelics as historical context for the cultural bridge between psychedelic-era ideas and networked technology, without claiming that the book itself produces an altered state.
https://www.amazon.com/Counterculture-Cyberculture-Stewart-Network-Utopianism/
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