What the Japanese are, are the Americans of the 21st century. Essentially what is objectionable about them is what was objectionable about Americans when we had the ball. However, they are committed in a way that American technology is not.
Howard RheingoldEssentially pursuit of happiness is saying, everything's allowed until we come down on it.
Howard RheingoldA phone tree isn't an ancient form of political organizing, but you have to call every person.
Howard RheingoldIt's too late by the way, with virtual reality. You can't put the genie back into the bottle.
Howard RheingoldIt used to be that if your automobile broke, the teenager down the street with the wrench could fix it. Now you have to have sophisticated equipment that can deal with microchips. We're entering a world in which the complexity of the devices and the system of interconnecting devices is beyond our capability to easily understand.
Howard Rheingold