“My hunch is that people often affiliate with causes online for selfish and narcissistic purposes. Sometimes, it may be as simple as trying to impress their online friends, and once you have fashioned that identity, there is very little reason to actually do anything else.” PeopleTryingMayLittlesSometimesReasonPurposeCausesSimpleIdentitySelfishOnlineImpressNarcissisticHunches Author:Evgeny Morozov
“Information technology has been one of the leading drivers of globalization, and it may also become one of its major victims.” MayHas BeensTechnologyInformationMajorsVictimDriversGlobalizationInformation Technology Author:Evgeny Morozov
“Revolution may not be pro-Western or democratic.” MayRevolutionDemocraticWestern Author:Evgeny Morozov
“Diplomacy is, perhaps, one element of the U.S. government that should not be subject to the demands of 'open government'; whenever it works, it is usually because it is done behind closed doors. But this may be increasingly hard to achieve in the age of Twittering bureaucrats.” ShouldMayHardDoneGovernmentAgeBehindsDoorsAchieveSubjectsDemandElementsWorking ItDiplomacyBureaucratsClosed DoorsBehind Closed Doors Author:Evgeny Morozov
“For many oppositional movements, the Internet, while providing the opportunity to distribute information more quickly and cheaper, may have actually made their struggle more difficult in the long run.” MayLongMadeRunningOpportunityDifficultStruggleInformationMovementInternetProvidingLong RunsCheaper Author:Evgeny Morozov
“However revolutionary it may be, the Internet still hasn't altered the basic law of human communication: Being nice to your interlocutors is a good way to start any negotiations, particularly, when being hostile is an open invitation for a cyber-fight.” WayHumansMayStillsLawFightingNiceCommunicationInternetRevolutionaryBeing NiceNegotiationHostileInvitationsAlteredGood WayCyber Author:Evgeny Morozov
“When someone at the State Department proclaims Facebook to be the most organic tool for promoting democracy the world has ever seen - that's a direct quote - it may help in the short run by getting more people onto Facebook by making it more popular with dissidents.” PeopleWorldMayStatesHelpingRunningDemocracyToolsDirectDepartmentPromotingDissidents Author:Evgeny Morozov
“[People] somehow assume that the Internet is going to be the catalyst of change that will push young people into the streets, while in fact it may actually be the new opium for the masses which will keep the same people in their rooms downloading pornography.” PeopleMayFactsInspirationYoungMotivationRoomsStreetsInternetMassAssumingPornographyCatalystOpium Author:Evgeny Morozov
