Here is the simplest definition of the term: Mass amateurization occurs by removing or weakening the entry barriers to a professional field. However, we should keep in mind that Clay […]
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Category: Quotation
Selected quotes from Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly is one of my favorite authors on technology and I have quoted various parts of his book ‘The Inevitable’ in this blog. Here are some of his quotes and […]
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Cyborgs: Technology vs. Humans (Kevin Kelly)
Humans are reproductive organs of technology. Read Mode
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The downside of definitions (Marvin Minsky)
It often does more harm than good to force definitions on things we don’t understand. Read Mode
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We should all be concerned about the future
We should all be concerned about the future because we will have to spend the rest of our lives there. Read Mode
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Benjamin Bloom and the medicine
The history of medicine shows that professionals in a field can survive for thousands of years without necessarily having very good answers. The statement mentioned above is part of the […]
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Solutionism is not a good solution (Evgeny Morozov)
Against Solutionism I believe that not everything that could be fixed should be fixed – even if the latest technologies make the fixes easier, cheaper and harder to resist. Evgeny […]
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Physics and Metaphysics
Metaphysics is not the result of understanding the limitations of physics. It’s rather the result of limitation in understanding physics. Read Mode
Read moreWebquote: Seth Godin and the TV-Industrial Complex
Whenever I’ve tried to prepare a list of brilliant contemporary thinkers who have changed my idea about the world, Seth Godin finds a place in the top ten. Years ago, […]
Read moreWebquote: The Next Species by Michael Tennesen
Longform is one of my favorite websites. It’s a professional content curator which all its curated contents have one thing in common: All of them are long! Longform’s last week […]
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