“The inner sort of consumer identity got the best of people. And everybody just wants things for free. And that's created this strange kind of cheapness to everything, where everything becomes throwaway. And people, I think, have started to undervalue things, maybe because there's too much, maybe because it's too easy to make, but I think mostly just because, somehow, that's the pattern that got set. And I think that's regrettable.” PeopleThinkingWantKindEasyToo MuchIdentityStrangePatternsConsumersCheapness Author:Esther Dyson
“I think we really made a mistake in separating the Internet from capitalism in a certain way that is bad for our country.” ThinkingWayMadeCountryCertainMistakeInternetCapitalismOur CountryMade A MistakeSeparating Author:Esther Dyson
“The Internet is an incredible business tool. First of all, the Internet/the cell phone - the cell phone is just another way to get at it - I think is having a huge impact in Africa most particularly, where it enables people - suddenly, they know crop prices. They can communicate. It makes their lives more efficient.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayFirstsHugeInternetToolsImpactIncrediblesPhonesCommunicateCellsEfficientAnother WayCropsCell Phone 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 great thing is, Internet allows you to create your own job, not just look for jobs other people are going to give you. And that, combined with the American spirit, I think, is going to help us come out of the recession faster than other countries. And I think it's going to help Africa come out of, you know, a century of slump.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGivingLooksCountryHelpingJobsSpiritCenturyInternetGreat ThingsFasterOther CountriesRecessionsAmerican SpiritSlumps Author:Esther Dyson
“Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It's hard to think of a more powerful, less dangerous tool for liberty.” PeopleThinkingHardGovernmentRunningPowerfulLibertyTechnologyDangerousInternetOffersWeaponsToolsGuaranteesPrivacyEncryption Author:Esther Dyson
“Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first.” ThinkingFirstsCommonTechnologyCommon Sense Author:Esther Dyson
“I think that the use of copyright is going to change dramatically. Part of it is economics. There is just going to be so much content out there - there's a scarcity of attention. Information consumes attention, and there's too much information.” ThinkingUseAttentionToo MuchInformationEconomicsScarcityCopyrightToo Much Information Author:Esther Dyson
“I think I have the right to know what Steve Forbes paid in taxes - I don't think there should be a law. I think there should be a presumption. I wouldn't vote for a guy who wouldn't reveal what he paid in taxes. That kind of thing.” ThinkingKnowsShouldKindLawGuyTaxesVotePaidPresumptionForbes Author:Esther Dyson
“I think copyright is moral, proper. I think a creator has the right to control the disposition of his or her works - I actually believe that the financial issue is less important than the integrity of the work, the attribution, that kind of stuff.” ThinkingBelieveKindImportantStuffMoralIssuesIntegrityFinancialCreatorDispositionCopyrightAttribution Author:Esther Dyson
