In the sense that people who produce things and work get rewarded, statistically. You don't get rewarded precisely for your effort, but in Russia you got rewarded for being alive, but not very well rewarded. Esther Dyson aliveeffortpeople share on social
And the Russians certainly don't have it. If a woman shows up in a fur coat, I just assume she's a crook. And that's me, the nice American. The assumption that you can't make money honestly is a killer. Esther Dyson americanassumeassumption share on social
But there is a corollary to freedom and that's personal responsibility, and the real challenge is how you generate that personal responsibility without imposing it. Esther Dyson challengecorollaryfreedom Change image and share on social
Since I became chairman, I've tried to turn EFF into civil liberties and responsibilities. Esther Dyson chairmancivileff Change image and share on social
I think copyright is moral, proper. I think a creator has the right to control the disposition of his or her works - I actually believe that the financial issue is less important than the integrity of the work, the attribution, that kind of stuff. Esther Dyson attributioncontrolcopyright share on social
Well, take the evolution of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. It began as hackers' rights. Then it became general civil liberties of everybody - government stay away. Esther Dyson begincivilelectronic Change image and share on social
What I'm thinking about more and more these days is simply the importance of transparency, and Jefferson's saying that he'd rather have a free press without a government than a government without a free press. Esther Dyson dayfreegovernment share on social
From the business point of view - not to overstate it - intellectual property is dead; long live intellectual process. Long live service; long live performance. Esther Dyson businessdeadintellectual Change image and share on social
As long as a government can come and shoot you, you can't jump on the Internet to freedom. Esther Dyson freedomgovernmentinternet Change image and share on social
A worker's paradise is a consumer's hell. Esther Dyson consumerhellparadise Change image and share on social
