No system in the world is so well-designed that it can't grow stale, rigid, or corrupted by those who benefit most from it.
We invented our computers in the '80s. We networked them together in the '90s. Now we're giving them eyes, ears and sensory organs. And we're asking … - Esther Dyson
We invented our computers in the '80s. We networked them together in the '90s. Now we're giving them eyes, ears and sensory organs. And we're asking …
- Esther Dyson
Part of the problem is when we bring in a new technology we expect it to be perfect in a way that we don't expect the world that we're familiar with … - Esther Dyson
Part of the problem is when we bring in a new technology we expect it to be perfect in a way that we don't expect the world that we're familiar with …
Dyson's Law: Do ask; don't lie. - Esther Dyson
Dyson's Law: Do ask; don't lie.
When I was a young student, I thought grow-ups would come and make things work. Now I realize that grown-ups are just kids with wrinkles. - Esther Dyson
When I was a young student, I thought grow-ups would come and make things work. Now I realize that grown-ups are just kids with wrinkles.
Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government.… - Esther Dyson
Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government.…
The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to… - Esther Dyson
The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to…
Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better. - Esther Dyson
Change means that what was before wasn't perfect. People want things to be better.
I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government. - Esther Dyson
I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.
But there is a corollary to freedom and that's personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility witho… - Esther Dyson
But there is a corollary to freedom and that's personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility witho…
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