Motherboard TV: Douglas Rushkoff in Real Life. Via Motherboard.TV For someone who likes to talk about the virtues of disconnecting, the media critic Douglas Rushkoff seems surprisingly always on. When I visited him at his storefront office near his home in Hastings on Hudson, New York, he was preparing to teach a new class, getting ready for a BBC interview, writing an essay, staring down a pile of articles to read, trying to figure out his new iPhone, and hurrying to finish his third book in three years – a graphic novel called ADD , which revolves around gaming culture, celebrity and the pharmaceutical industry. “It also asks the question,” he says, “what if attention deficit disorder weren’t a bug, but a feature?” The hyper-speed hyperlinked life is familiar ground for Rushkoff, whose first book Cyberia, made him a popular tour guide to the Internet in the early 1990s, and an early prognosticator of its radical potential.
Enter Occupy. Much has changed in the decades since Rushkoff started critiquing the system.
Vermont Mountain School limits Facebook ties for teens. Over 25% of adults regret not choosing a career in technology. The Boardroom by Tineka Smith| 15 November 2012 Many adults wish they had taken a different career path following the recent technology boom. Top reasons for wanting a career in technology were money, intellectual challenge, and more job opportunities. Other reasons for a desired career in technology were having a real impact on society and the ability to shape the future. "Technology has revolutionised our lives - from the way we work, to the way we play," said Stuart Silberg, vice president of technology at Hotels.com.
However 45% of those interested in a career in technology say not having a degree in IT is holding them back and another 20% say the industry is simply too competitive. Yet, technology companies say that having an IT degree to work in the industry is a misconception and there are many diverse roles to suit various skill sets.
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