Google's thing is not advertising because it's not a romanticizing operation. It doesn't involve expression. It's a link. What they're doing is selling access. Jaron Lanier accessadvertiseexpression Change image and share on social
If we enter into the kind of world that Google likes, the world that Google wants, it's a world where information is copied so much on the Internet that nobody knows where it came from anymore, so there can't be any rights of authorship. Jaron Lanier anymoreauthorshipcopy share on social
After my mother's death, I had such difficulty relating to people. Jaron Lanier deathdifficultymother Change image and share on social
It is impossible to work in information technology without also engaging in social engineering. Jaron Lanier engageengineerimpossible Change image and share on social
People have to be able to make money off their brains and their hearts. Or else we're all going to starve, and it's the machines that'll get good. Jaron Lanier braingoodheart Change image and share on social
Anonymous blog comments, vapid video pranks and lightweight mash-ups may seem trivial and harmless, but as a whole, this widespread practice of fragmentary, impersonal communication has demeaned personal interaction. Jaron Lanier anonymousblogcomment share on social
Advertisers are not thinking radically enough - they look for technology to lead instead of trying the neuroscience approach and thinking about what parts of the brain haven't been activated before. These new experiences bring new capabilities to the brain. Jaron Lanier activateadvertiserapproach share on social
I think complexity is mostly sort of crummy stuff that is there because it's too expensive to change the interface. Jaron Lanier changecomplexitycrummy Change image and share on social
An intelligent person feels guilty for downloading music without paying the musician, but they use this free-open-culture ideology to cover it. Jaron Lanier coverculturedownload Change image and share on social
If you're old enough to have a job and to have a life, you use Facebook exactly as advertised, you look up old friends. Jaron Lanier advertisefacebookfriend Change image and share on social
