Of course, with agriculture came the first big civilizations, the first cities built of mud and brick, the first empires. And it was the administers of these empires who began hiring people to keep track of the wheat and sheep and wine that was owed and the taxes that was owed on them by making marks; marks on clay in that time.
Howard RheingoldLike most modern Americans, I assume individuality is not only a fundamental value, but a goal in life, an art form.
Howard RheingoldWhenever a technology enables people to organize at a pace that wasn't before possible, new kinds of politics emerge.
Howard Rheingold