Mr Harris writes on how his age cohort (which is mine as well) may be the last to remember what it was like before the internet. As such, we are in a position to know what we are giving up as we increasingly get absorbed by this powerful technology.

He most often quotes Marshall McLuhan and shares several anecdotes from his gay Canadian. His 'meditation' was quite competently done though I don't think readimg about his internet sabbatical was all that interesting.