I think that's been really the key, the idea of trying to harness social capital for selling purposes. That we've let this happen so easily without clearly getting something in exchange is kind of amazing to me.

Markets are born free, yet no sooner are they born than some would-be emperor is forging chains. Paradoxically, it sometimes happens that the only way to preserve freedom is through judicious controls on the exercise of private power. If we believe in liberty, it must be freedom from both private and public coercion.

In fact, the big steps forward for advertising, especially after World War I were when government just began employing the tools of advertising for its own purposes to get people to join the army and other things.

There's always going to be merchants who need to get their message out, but things have gone way too far.

One thing that all the totalitarian states did was make the great leader's face everywhere.

What's so interesting about the internet - I keep saying this - is the web has gotten worse over the last five years as opposed to better.

If you really care about content, you should pay for it.