Society is not just the product of its individual members; it is also the product of its constituent groups.

The more ideas there are in circulation, the more ideas there are for any individual to disagree with. More media always means more arguing.

The tools that a society uses to create and maintain itself are as central to human life as a hive is to bee life. Though the hive is not part of any individual bee, it is part of the colony, both shaped by and shaping the lives of its inhabitants.

A revolution doesn’t happen when society adopts new tools. It happens when society adopts new behaviors

The loss of control you fear is already in the past.

Egalitarianism is possible only in small social systems. Once a medium gets past a certain size fame is a forced move.

When you make the claim that something on the Internet is going to be good for democracy, you often [hear], 'Are you talking about the thing with the singing cats?'