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Especially sobering with this proliferation of \"dizzying, ever-changing schemes, prophesies, and predictions\" is that the Artificial State has come at the expense of the natural world, leading to catastrophic loss of wildlife habitat and biodiversity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Deliberately alarming, \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Artificial State\u003c\/em\u003e, despite its abundance of dire facts, is not a funeral dirge; rather, it's an inspiring wake-up call, written in Lepore's typically elegiac prose, which demonstrates that nothing about the Artificial State was inevitable, for it is a \"\u003cem\u003egovernment without consent, even government without humans.\u003c\/em\u003e\" It can, Lepore asserts, be dismantled. Other heinous systems, like feudalism, fascism, and slavery, have also been dismantled, but disassembly requires identifying the parts, tracing the sources. It requires telling a new history. 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He explores the site's shifting role in establishing fact amid deep uncertainty about truth and authority, the often hilariously fierce debates between \"Inclusionists\" and \"Deletionists\" about what matters, and the great perils Wikipedia faces today from bots, political division, and artificial intelligence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and eye-opening, \u003cem\u003eThe Last Best Place on the Internet\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating journey into the hidden world of one of the most vital--and most endangered--cultural achievements of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Cooke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.90w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393881882\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026 pg. 99\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCooke, Richard:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Cooke\u003c\/strong\u003e is an award-winning journalist whose reporting has appeared in the \u003cem\u003eWashington Post, New York Times, Guardian, New Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eWired\u003c\/em\u003e. The former US correspondent to \u003cem\u003eThe Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, Australia's premier journal of reportage, he lives in Sydney.","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Richard Cooke \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":67729116135581,"sku":"9780393881882","price":35.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c01471fc-a8d9-4d3a-bd24-ceb870f32431.jpg?v=1792580486"}],"url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/collections\/computers-history.oembed?page=3","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}