The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.
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If you enjoy these quotes, be sure to check out other famous scientists! More Esther Dyson on Wikipedia.Few influential people involved with the Internet claim that it is a good in and of itself. It is a powerful tool for solving social problems, just as it is a tool for making money, finding lost relatives, receiving medical advice, or, come to that, trading instructions for making bombs.
A lot of governments fear American imperialism of all kinds, whether it is our food or our Internet. I think that the people like McDonald's hamburgers and they also like the Internet, so it's kind of the government trying to control what people do.
There are also computers with Windows that stick.
The simple truth is that it will get better, but it won't go back to being what we thought was normal before, ... That was nutty.
Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first.
Who? What? Where? Data Comes Alive.
The internet has many fathers but he's one of the main ones. He's an evangelist to the internet community and the technical community.
Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It's hard to think of a more powerful, less dangerous tool for liberty.
We're trying to reach out to users - not just from start-ups, but also the corporate types.
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