the ‘unintended consequences’ of any given modern technology tend to vastly outweigh the intended benefits. It’s not a bug, it’s the feature -- but need not be the future.
“The bias of each medium of communication is far more distorting than the deliberate lie.” – Counterblast (1969), p 119. “The difference between factitious and fictitious tends to dissolve.”
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“The bias of each medium of communication is far more distorting than the deliberate lie.” – Counterblast (1969), p 119. “The difference between factitious and fictitious tends to dissolve.”
Fantastic article, Andrew!