Question for Jon: Is thinking also dead?
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The End of Cyber BS
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Jon Katz said the following:
In case Weinberger hasn't noticed -- and he hasn't, if the book is any indication -- the Web these days is mostly about sex, free news, entertainment and retailing. For better or worse, we remain the same people we were.
David knows that the Web is mostly about sex, free news, entertainment and retailing. But that is on the surface. Thinking people look below the surface. Jon Katz is a thinking person. Why is he not looking below the surface?
People are always changing, we never remain the same. Are you the same person you were as a teenager? Probably not. Change is usually gradual and therefore often not noticed in the short term. And change is often catalyzed by external stimuli. The Web is one of the most pervasive external stimuli in history. Does Jon really think that the Web is not stimulating change?
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In case Weinberger hasn't noticed -- and he hasn't, if the book is any indication -- the Web these days is mostly about sex, free news, entertainment and retailing. For better or worse, we remain the same people we were.
David knows that the Web is mostly about sex, free news, entertainment and retailing. But that is on the surface. Thinking people look below the surface. Jon Katz is a thinking person. Why is he not looking below the surface?
People are always changing, we never remain the same. Are you the same person you were as a teenager? Probably not. Change is usually gradual and therefore often not noticed in the short term. And change is often catalyzed by external stimuli. The Web is one of the most pervasive external stimuli in history. Does Jon really think that the Web is not stimulating change?