Sterling: The Epic Struggle of the Internet of Things

Summary: The Epic Struggle of the Internet of Things by Sterling . (Stub — expand from highlights.)

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Quote pages: Sterling – The Epic Struggle of the Internet of Things

Last updated: 2026-05-07

Quotes

Concept

“The ‘Stark’ is the concept of a world where every object has an IP address and a say in how the world is run.” (p. 24)

Behavior

“We behave like users in a system we don’t own, following the prompts of our smart-devices like lab rats in a digital maze.” (p. 56)

Game Theory

“The ‘Epic Struggle’ is a game between the Silicon Valley ‘Stack’ and the traditional power of the Nation-State.” (p. 112)

Cognition

“The ‘Internet of Things’ creates a distributed cognition where the house knows you are hungry before your brain does.” (p. 82)

Memory

“When every object remembers where it has been, the concept of ‘losing’ something—or a secret—becomes obsolete.” (p. 156)