Political people don't solve stuff - not really. Political people are like guys in pop music. Bruce Sterling guymusicpeople Change image and share on social
Well, they didn't lack for topics after Hiroshima. Why should 9/11 slow them down? I know it got a lot of press, but it's just a few large buildings and aircraft, it's not like D-Day and the Seige of Berlin. Bruce Sterling aircraftberlinbuilding share on social
One of the points about distractions is that everything that they do is destabilizing. Bruce Sterling destabilizedistractionpoint Change image and share on social
I haven't had that good a time in ages. Since September 11, really. I just felt so happy, it was like the sun came out of the clouds for me. I love Italy. Bruce Sterling agecloudfelt Change image and share on social
If politics and business fail us, of course the military will be called in. In the developing world, the massive and repeated ecological disasters are quite commonly met by the military. Bruce Sterling businesscallcommonly Change image and share on social
If bin Laden is in fact publicly killed, then the US military will find itself standing around with its hands in its pockets, wondering what's supposed to come next. Bruce Sterling binfactfind Change image and share on social
Humans are very aggressive and scrappy, and go to war at the drop of a hat. However, a standard land war is no longer going to work as it is no longer technically possible. Bruce Sterling aggressivedrophat Change image and share on social
Saying you have a political solution is like saying you can write a pop song that's going to stay at the top of the list forever. I don't have many illusions about this, but I'm not cynical about it. Bruce Sterling cynicalforeverillusion Change image and share on social
Privacy under what circumstance? Privacy at home under what circumstances? You have more privacy if everyone's illiterate, but you wouldn't really call that privacy. That's ignorance. Bruce Sterling callcircumstancehome Change image and share on social
The level of ignorance is declining, and the ability to accumulate data and manipulate it for various ends is increasing. Bruce Sterling abilityaccumulatedatum Change image and share on social