Humans Change Themselves Through Technology.

I Would Argue That Among Musicians Who Work In Technology Today, The Level Of Technological Sophistication Probably Exceeds That Of Military Programs, To Be Blunt. They Are Just Really Smart People Attracted To Making Strange New Sounds.

A File-sharing Service And A Hedge Fund Are Essentially The Same Things. In Both Cases, There's This Idea That Whoever Has The Biggest Computer Can Analyze Everyone Else To Their Advantage And Concentrate Wealth And Power. It's Shrinking The Overall Economy. I Think It's The Mistake Of Our Age.

If You Want To Know What's Really Going On In A Society Or Ideology, Follow The Money. If Money Is Flowing To Advertising Instead Of Musicians, Journalists, And Artists, Then A Society Is More Concerned With Manipulation Than Truth Or Beauty.

Evolution Has Never Found A Way To Be Any Speed But Very Slow.

The Wisdom Of Crowds Works When The Crowd Is Choosing The Price Of An Ox, When There's A Single Numeric Average. But If It's A Design Or Something That Matters, The Decision Is Made By Committee, And That's Crap. You Want People And Groups Who Are Able To Think Thoughts Before They Share