“Imagine discovering a continent so vast that it may have no end to its dimensions. Imagine a new world with more resources than all our future greed might exhaust, more opportunities than there will ever be entrepreneurs enough to exploit, and a peculiar kind of real estate that expands with development. Imagine a place where trespassers leave no footprints, where goods can be stolen infinite number of times and yet remain in the possession of their original owners, where business you never heard of can own the history of your personal affairs.” WorldKindMayRealEndsEnoughMightOpportunityNumbersImagineHeardDevelopmentResourcesInfiniteOriginalsEntrepreneurGreedAffairPossessionDimensionsOwnersGoodsOur FuturePeculiarNew WorldDiscoveringContinentsEstatesStolenExploitsFootprint Author:John Perry Barlow
“I have a feeling Virtual Reality will further expose the conceit that 'reality' is a fact. It will provide another reminder of the seamless continuity between the world outside and the world within, delivering another major hit to the old fraud of objectivity. 'Real,' as Kevin Kelly put it, 'is going to be one of the most relative words we'll have.'” WorldRealFactsFeelingsRealityMajorsFraudRelativeRemindersContinuityObjectivityConceitDeliveringKevinVirtual RealitySeamless Author:John Perry Barlow
“Humanity seems bent on creating a world economy primarily based on goods that take no material form. In doing so, we may be eliminating any predictable connection between creators and a fair reward for the utility others may find in their works.” WorldMaySeemsFormHumanityEconomyMaterialsCreatingFairsConnectionsRewardsCreatorGoodsBentUtilityPredictableEliminatingWorld Economy Author:John Perry Barlow
“We will create a civilization of the Mind in Cyberspace. May it be more humane and fair than the world your governments have made before.” WorldMindMayMadeGovernmentTechnologyCivilizationFairsHumaneCyberspace Author:John Perry Barlow
“We are creating a world where anyone, anywhere may express his or her beliefs, no matter how singular, without fear of being coerced into silence or conformity.” WorldMayMatterBeliefSilenceInternetCreatingConformity Author:John Perry Barlow
