Services like Google and Facebook only exist because of the social acceptance of a mass amount of distributed volunteer labor from tons and tons of people. Jaron Lanier acceptanceamountdistribute Change image and share on social
What does it mean to not be alone? I've approached that question through music, technology, writing and other means. Jaron Lanier approachhavemean Change image and share on social
Governments oppress people, but so do mobs. You need to avoid both to make progress. Jaron Lanier avoidgovernmentmake Change image and share on social
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 agencybasicdatum share on social
I think most of the dramatic new ideas come from little companies that then grow big. Jaron Lanier bigcompanydramatic Change image and share on social
Google's thing is not advertising because it's not a romanticizing operation. It doesn't involve expression. It's a link. What they're doing is selling access. Jaron Lanier accessadvertiseexpression Change image and share on social
If we enter into the kind of world that Google likes, the world that Google wants, it's a world where information is copied so much on the Internet that nobody knows where it came from anymore, so there can't be any rights of authorship. Jaron Lanier anymoreauthorshipcopy share on social
It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering. Jaron Lanier engageengineerimpossible Change image and share on social
I do real paintings, you know. I'm a little messy in the studio, so I'm a bit of a danger. But I just adore it. Jaron Lanier adorebitedanger Change image and share on social
People have to be able to make money off their brains and their hearts. Or else we're all going to starve, and it's the machines that'll get good. Jaron Lanier braingoodheart Change image and share on social