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24 alternatives to The Net Delusion

The dark side of internet freedom

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. The Net Delusion launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   The Dark Net▲62

   A revelatory examination of the internet

   2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Hiding from the Internet▲72

   Eliminating personal online information

   2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Hater News▲103

   Exposing internet trolls and haters

   2014 · haternews.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Utopia Is Creepy: And Other Provocations▲63

   Critical thoughts on the internet and its effects on society

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Without Permission▲147

   Lessons learned from reddit, hipmunk & YC - in book form!

   2014 · withouttheirpermission.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Chaos Monkeys▲72

   An exposé of life inside the tech bubble

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Book of Bad Arguments▲88

   Beautifully illustrated and free to read online!

   2014 · bookofbadarguments.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   ClickHole by The Onion▲173

   The most irresistibly shareable content on the internet

   2014 · clickhole.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things▲70

   Relationship between online trolling & mainstream culture

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    The Internet of Garbage▲71

    An assessment & prescription for our garbage internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Dataclysm▲71

    What our online lives tell us about our offline selves

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Age of Optimists▲60

    Quantitative Glimpse of Tech's Political Endgame

    2016 · medium.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    WP Offline Fallback▲140

    Clinging to your visitor, even if they lost the internet.

    2016 · wordpress.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Netocracy▲56

    The new power elite and life after capitalism

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    TrapCrunch▲126

    "Someone Made A TechCrunch Parody Site And It’s Hilarious"

    2014 · hobokencityfc.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Blockstack▲128

    A new internet for decentralized apps

    2016 · blockstack.org · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Cameron's World▲70

    A browser-killing tribute to GeoCities

    2015 · cameronsworld.net · its alternatives →

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    Dashbook▲99

    Your personalized view of the internet.

    2014 · dashbookapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Reading the Comments▲70

    Likers, haters, and manipulators at the bottom of the web

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Codias▲69

    The social network for Conservatives

    2016 · codiaslaw.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Tubes▲54

    A Journey to the Center of the Internet

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    The Internet is My Religion ▲68

    Exploration of life, personal turmoil & a connected humanity

    2015 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Digital Freedom▲61

    How Millions Are Making a Living Online

    2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Cyberstorm▲55

    A full scale cyber attack against present-day New York

    2016 · matthewmather.com · its alternatives →

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