Giving people what they want reduces us to consumers instead of treating us like citizens, consumers who are on the prowl for the predictable and com….

ulturally, we are definitely seeing people being to ask hard questions. There's been a major shift over the last year. The NSA revelations played a b….

There was all this enthusiasm about amateurism and the idea that people could now just make videos in their bedroom, or blog news stories and share i….

The point is, there's this new sense of skepticism and questioning toward tech, even if it is pretty inchoate. What I hope the book helps to do is he….

First we need to rethink the terms and recognize that we've imported this language from the technocratic class, from Silicon Valley, that talks about….

I think somebody who is more self-reflective should ask why they personally aren't going on that path. If amateurism is so great, why didn't you stay….

For example, instead of being asked to write an article, suddenly editors wanted me to make super-short videos. The assumptions of those video gigs w….

I feel like we're stuck in the former mode of reacting because that's what gains traction in Washington. But I really believe we need a robust public….

It's the same thing in a way with privacy. You can say "I'm not doing anything wrong, therefore this doesn't concern me," but what does it mean about….

We've been criticizing these superficial aspects, like whether we are all more distracted. We really need to articulate a defense, a critique, that m….

As an individual navigating this reality, you have to make choices to survive. Sometimes you happily work for free if it's something you love and bel….

Advertisers are happy to see the stuff they've branded out there for free, they don't care about scarcity, they want any message they're invested in ….

It wasn't that people wanted things for free and asked for advertising to fund it - it's that these companies wanted to amass an audience whose "eyeb….

I'm interested in the way the whole cultural landscape can shift over time. Okay, this will seem like a silly example, but look at the whole discours….

There's also the issue of tech titans throwing their weight around in Washington and lobbying. There was just a Reuters poll that reported that more ….

Early on, America took one path and went down the advertising road, and in the UK they founded the BBC and developed a different kind of public broad….

One thing I point out is, a lot of people tooting the horn of amateurism, actually, these people were professionals. Some are professors who are empl….

I would like people to be more aware of the fact that ultimately we are paying for things, and it's not just as privacy advocates point out that we'r….

Again, it does seem like frustration is mounting in interesting ways, but I'm not sure there will be some dramatic tipping point. Then again, looking….

Also, after Examined Life was finished I found myself thinking about the way creative opportunities and distribution channels were shifting. Should I….

I try to look at the evolution of these utopian claims. In the late '60s there was an assumption that the wealth generated by industry would be taxed….