Doesn't it seem ironic that people fear that we might become alienated by communicating with each other through computers, when we are already staring at these boxes in our living rooms for seven or eight hours a day, slack-jawed and saying nothing to anyone on either side and not talking back to it.
Howard RheingoldIt's too late by the way, with virtual reality. You can't put the genie back into the bottle.
Howard RheingoldThe world is restructuring, and all of the enemies that used to exist are kind of gone, so now they are looking out for new enemies.
Howard RheingoldKnowing of how to make use of online tools without being overloaded with too much information is, like it or not, an essential ingredient to personal success in the twenty-first century.
Howard RheingoldThere are performances in which the people who have the best muscle skills and musical history may be on the stage, but it's not - like a Dead show is not like a usual sit-down performance; the audience does participate.
Howard Rheingold