Jon Katz
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"Jon Katz" is an American journalist, author, and photographer. He was a contributor to the online magazine HotWired, the technology website Slashdot, and the online news magazine Slate.com/Slate. In his early career as an author he wrote a series of crime novels and books on geek subculture.

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(Jesse) was alienated from school. He wasn't learning much. He didn't have a lot of teachers who were close to him. He didn't have social acceptance. He had never been invited to a party in high school. He's very much a loner.

It's about the ability of human beings to change their lives using this radical new technology just the way Jesse did. Because he would not be standing here without the Internet. I wouldn't know him. He wouldn't be at this university.

He had done everything you can do on a computer. He asked for information. He educated himself online. He connected with people online. He explored the world online.