A programmer, musician, and father of digital actuality expertise, Jaron Lanier was a pioneer in digital media, and among the first to foretell the revolutionary changes it might deliver to our commerce and culture. Now, with the Web influencing nearly each facet of our lives, he offers this provocative critique of how digital design is shaping society, for higher and for worse. "The Batman" ignores design debates whereas having the primary big-screen batsuit that seems invulnerable to even computerized gunfire at shut range. Yet,…