Wednesday, 22 December 2010

Jaron Lanier: The Hazards of Nerd Supremacy: The Case of WikiLeaks

From the fevered imagination of exilestreet at 15:43

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  1. trnsnd23 December 2010 at 04:51

    Wow. I've been aware of Jaron Lanier for quite a while (since the Mondo 2000 days of the early 90s), but it seems that he's really evolved into an insightful, highly articulate analyst of the on-line universe. This article really gets at this dichotomy of the technocracy between their lofty proposed ideals and the often less savory implications of their ego-centric views. Great link!

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  2. trnsnd23 December 2010 at 05:45

    Also, Mona, I think you were pretty on the money with your comment the other day about potential Aspergers. I think this quote fits with that: "Assange sees information as an abstract free-standing thing. Differences in perspective and circumstance mean nothing. This is how nerd supremacists think."

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