It is possible to think that the Internet will be a net positive for society while admitting that there are significant downsides - after all, it's not a revolution if nobody loses.

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

Unlike sharing, where the group is mainly an aggregate of participants, cooperating creates group identity.

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?'

Upgrading one's imagination about what is possible is always a leap of faith.

Curiously, once technology gets boring, the social effects get interesting.

There is no news industry.