At a minimum if we can just have enough distribution of clout in society so it isn't run by a tiny minority, then at the very least it gives us some room to breathe.

Our willingness to suffer for the sake of the perception of freedom is remarkable.

We should treat computers as fancy telephones, whose purpose is to connect people.... As long as we remember that we ourselves are the source of our value, our creativity, our sense of reality, then all of our work with computers will be worthwhile and beautiful.

Governments oppress people, but so do mobs. You need to avoid both to make progress.

My parents were kind of like me in that they had tons and tons of weird, amazing stuff.

Why do people deserve a penny when they update their Facebook status? Because they'll spend some of it on you.

Individuals achieve optimal stupidity when they're given substantial powers while being insulated from the results of their actions.