"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."
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Jaron Lanier, an influential computer scientist, author, and virtual reality pioneer, has significantly shaped the landscape of technology and its intersection with humanity. Born on May 3, 1960, in New York City, Lanier is best known for his early work in virtual reality and his thought-provoking critiques of the digital economy. His books, such as "You Are Not a Gadget" and "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now," challenge prevailing tech ideologies, advocating for a more humane and ethical digital future.
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"The basic problem is that web 2.0 tools are not supportive of democracy by design. They are tools designed to gather spy-agency-like data in a seductive way, first and foremost, but as a side effect they tend to provide software support for mob-like phenomena."
Jaron Lanier
"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."
Jaron Lanier"If there's any object in human experience that's a precedent for what a computer should be like, it's a musical instrument: a device where you can explore a huge range of possibilities through an interface that connects your mind and your body, allowing you to be emotionally authentic and expressive."
Jaron Lanier"It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering."
Jaron Lanier"Style used to be an interaction between the human soul and tools that were limiting. In the digital era, it will have to come from the soul alone."
Jaron Lanier"I think complexity is mostly sort of crummy stuff that is there because it's too expensive to change the interface."
Jaron Lanier
"We're losing track of the vastness of the potential for computer science. We really have to revive the beautiful intellectual joy of it, as opposed to the business potential."
Jaron Lanier"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