People try to treat technology as an object, and it cant be. It can only be a channel. – Jaron Lanier
I think complexity is mostly sort of crummy stuff that is there because its too expensive to change the interface. – Jaron Lanier
People try to treat technology as an object, and it cant be. It can only be a channel. – Jaron Lanier
I think complexity is mostly sort of crummy stuff that is there because its too expensive to change the interface. – Jaron Lanier
The wisdom of crowds works when the crowd is choosing the price of an ox, when theres a single numeric average. But if its a design or something that matters, the decision is made by committee, and thats crap. You want people and groups who are able to think thoughts before they share. – Jaron Lanier
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