Funding a civilization through advertising is like trying to get nutrition by connecting a tube from one’s anus to one’s mouth.

We have repeatedly demonstrated our species's bottomless ability to lower our standards to make information technology look good.

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

It's as if you kneel to plant the seed of a tree and it grows so fast that it swallows your whole town before you can even rise to your feet.

It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering.

We should talk about the ultimate cause of war. It's a question we should never stop asking, because if we do, there's a chance, however remote, that we might miss an opportunity to reduce the occurrence of war.

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.