Out of control: The ultimate destiny and outcome of all mankind

  Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World. In 2006,"Long Tail" author Chris Anderson commented on the book on Amazon: "This was probably the most important book of the 1990s" and "one of the few books that sells better year by year." "Although some of the examples in the book may be outdated more than a decade later, the message (they express) is increasingly becoming insightful." "At the time, people couldn't imagine the emergence of public wisdom such as blogs and wikis, but Kelly saw it exactly. This may be the smartest book of the past decade." This is a "big book" on the evolution of human society (or complex systems more generally), and it is bound to be useful for readers who are not afraid of "brain gymnastics." "Out of Control" was written in 1994 by Kevin Kelly, founding editor-in-chief of Wired magazine. What this book describes is his wandering around the forefront of technology, society and economy at that time, and the vision of the future he gained from it. Concepts mentioned in the book and emerging or popular today include: mass intelligence, cloud computing, Internet of Things, virtual reality, agile development, collaboration, win-win, symbiosis, co-evolution, online communities, online economy, etc. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a "prophetic" book. It must also contain "predictions" for the future that we have not yet confirmed or penetrated.   Author: [America] Kevin Kelly Press: Xinxing Publishing House Subtitle: The ultimate destiny and ending of all mankind Original book: Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, and the Economic World Translator: Dongxi Library Publication year: 2010-12 Pages: 707 Binding: paperback ISBN: 9787513300711