The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when there's a single numeric average. But if it's a design or something that matters, the decision is made by committee, and that's crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share
I'm not in any sense anti-Facebook. - Jaron Lanier
I'm not in any sense anti-Facebook.
- Jaron Lanier
It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering. - Jaron Lanier
It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering.
If you want to know what's really going on in a society or ideology, follow the money. If money is flowing to advertising instead of musicians, journ… - Jaron Lanier
If you want to know what's really going on in a society or ideology, follow the money. If money is flowing to advertising instead of musicians, journ…
The network by itself is meaningless. Only the people were ever meaningful. - Jaron Lanier
The network by itself is meaningless. Only the people were ever meaningful.
An economy where advertisers thrive while journalists and artists struggle, reflects the values of a society more interested in deception and manipul… - Jaron Lanier
An economy where advertisers thrive while journalists and artists struggle, reflects the values of a society more interested in deception and manipul…
America's Facebook generation shows a submission to standardization that I haven't seen before. The American adventure has always been about people f… - Jaron Lanier
America's Facebook generation shows a submission to standardization that I haven't seen before. The American adventure has always been about people f…
Humans change themselves through technology. - Jaron Lanier
Humans change themselves through technology.
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… - Jaron Lanier
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…
Human beings either function as individuals or as members of a pack. There's a switch inside us, deep in our spirit, that you can turn one way or the… - Jaron Lanier
Human beings either function as individuals or as members of a pack. There's a switch inside us, deep in our spirit, that you can turn one way or the…
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