“If the past decade was the decade of searching and finding and looking for stuff, this coming decade is going to be the decade of filtering and going to your friends for recommendations.” IfsPastStuffFindingsDecadesRecommendations Author:Esther Dyson
“People still have a choice, but, if they find it all too confusing, or they just want someone else to make a choice for them, there's a default that works pretty well. That's this concept of libertarian paternalism. And it's handy.” PeopleIfsWantWellsStillsChoicesConceptsLibertarianConfusingDefaultHandyPaternalism Author:Esther Dyson
“People have to understand that they can reject technology. They can turn off their cell phone. They can stop looking at their e-mail. It's there if they want it. It's not being forced on them.” PeopleIfsWantTurnsTechnologyPhonesCellsRejectsMailCell PhoneTurn Off Author:Esther Dyson
“New landscape of personal media has given us a vaster wasteland of cyberspace. But, luckily for us, there's some really wonderful stuff in it. And if history is any guide, as the media matures, the quality will continue to go up.” IfsGivenStuffQualityWonderfulMediaGuidesLandscapeCyberspaceWasteland Author:Esther Dyson
“It's not that you have jobs on the Internet, but the Internet makes it possible for more people to build their own jobs. What it does is, it erodes the power of institutions. It used to be you needed an institution to have a job. But, if you look at the three of us on this show, I don't think any of us is really employed by an institution. We run our own lives.” PeopleIfsThinkingLooksDoeRunningJobsUsedInternetNeededInstitutionsUsed To BeBe YouEmployedErode Author:Esther Dyson
“The Internet is like alcohol in some sense. It accentuates what you would do anyway. If you want to be a loner, you can be more alone. If you want to connect, it makes it easier to connect.” IfsWantSecurityInternetEasierHarmonyAddictionAlcoholLonerAccentuate Author:Esther Dyson
“And the Russians certainly don't have it. If a woman shows up in a fur coat, I just assume she's a crook. And that's me, the nice American. The assumption that you can't make money honestly is a killer.” IfsShowsNiceAssumingHonestlyMaking MoneyAssumptionKillersCoatsEyebrowsFurCrooksFur Coats Author:Esther Dyson
“There's almost no way of doing importing honestly, because if you do you're at such a disadvantage competitively. So people spend huge amounts of effort getting around stupid laws and not paying taxes.” PeopleIfsWayLawEffortStupidHugeAmountTaxesHonestlyDisadvantagesPaying Taxes Author:Esther Dyson
