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If we allow our self-congratulatory adoration of technology to dis

If we allow our self-congratulatory adoration of technology to distract us from our own contact with each other, then somehow the original agenda has been lost. – Jaron Lanier

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Anonymous blog comments, vapid video pranks and lightweight mash-ups may seem trivial and harmless, but as a whole, this widespread practice of fragmentary, impersonal communication has demeaned personal interaction. – Jaron Lanier

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Musicians and journalists are the canaries in the coalmine, but, eventually, as computers get more and more powerful, it will kill off all middle-class professions. – Jaron Lanier

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

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The United States has far more to offer the world than our bombs and missiles and our military technology. – Cynthia McKinney

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I would like to see every parent either directly – if they are comfortable with the technology – or through a personal tutor, being able to access real-time information about their child. – Jim Knight

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