Looks like Lanier is making a sad attempt to regain the (very minor) fame and relevance that he had in the late 80s/early 90s. It reminds me of Cliff Stoll's followup to his excellent tech detective book The Cuckoo's Egg, in which he turns into a nattering nabob of ludditism, Silicon Snake Oil. I can't find a digital copy of Silicon Snake Oil, but this review will show you how utterly wrong Stoll had the future envisioned:
http://casscomminc.com/index_files/W...nake%20Oil.pdf