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If explicit metadata is a real problem, it raises problems that just can't be solved. It's not that we're not good at it; it's the problems cannot be solved because we're not going to agree about these deep questions of how we organize. David Weinberger agreedeepexplicit share on social
With the new medium of knowledge - the Internet - knowledge not only takes on properties of that medium but also lives at the level of the network. David Weinberger internetknowledgelevel Change image and share on social
We've known for a long time, and I think culturally we've accepted, that diversity is an important thing in the work of knowledge. David Weinberger acceptculturallydiversity Change image and share on social
I'm all for past influences; the question is whether they are deterministic. Freud and the behaviorists argue that what we are at any given moment is billiard balls whose past determines our future course. That doesn't take into account that we are forever generating internal representations of positive futures and choosing among them. Martin Seligman accountargueball share on social
But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me just the right thing for a poet. Passion! He was always on the right side. He may be wrongheaded, but his heart was always on the right side. He wrote beautiful poetry. Chinua Achebe beautifulchaoticflow share on social
The emergent movement is creating a mushiness to the thinking patterns in Christianity today. It's like we really can't stand for anything. Eric Ludy christianitycreateemergent Change image and share on social