Wasting Time on the Internet av Kenneth Goldsmith

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<p>Using clear, readable prose, conceptual artist and poet Kenneth Goldsmith’s manifesto shows how our time on the internet is not really wasted but is quite productive and creative as he puts the experience in its proper theoretical and philosophical context.</p><p>Kenneth Goldsmith wants you to rethink the internet. Many people feel guilty after spending hours watching cat videos or clicking link after link after link. But Goldsmith sees that “wasted” time differently. Unlike old media, the internet demands active engagement—and it’s actually making us more social, more creative, even more productive.</p><p>When Goldsmith, a renowned conceptual artist and poet, introduced a class at the University of Pennsylvania called “Wasting Time on the Internet”, he nearly <em>broke</em> the internet. The <em>New Yorker</em>, the <em>Atlantic</em>, the <em>Washington Post</em>, Slate, Vice, <em>Time</em>, CNN, the <em>Telegraph</em>, and many more, ran a