As information technology becomes millions of times more powerful, any particular use of it becomes correspondingly cheaper. Thus, it has become commonplace to expect online services (not just news, but 21st century treats like search or social networking) to be given for free, or rather, in exchange for acquiescence to being spied on.
Jaron LanierI think that one can seek a way to eliminate war, and still agree that fighting the Nazis was a good thing.
Jaron LanierAn economy where advertisers thrive while journalists and artists struggle, reflects the values of a society more interested in deception and manipulation than in truth and beauty
Jaron LanierIndividuals achieve optimal stupidity when they're given substantial powers while being insulated from the results of their actions.
Jaron Lanier