“You know, the only reason net neutrality is controversial is because it's complicated.” Quote by Tim Wu
“Trolling is an ancient problem. It's been around as long as there has been media.” LongHas BeensProblemMediaAncient Author:Tim Wu
“I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least they got that.” ChildrenFatherTeachTerribleChessMy Children Author:David Bailey
“There's always people - it doesn't take many - who have a different psychological makeup than most of us who really get joy out of provoking. They don't always believe the things they say, they just like to watch people go crazy. You know, I knew people like that in elementary school - bullies of one kind or another.” PeopleKnowsBelieveKindDifferentSchoolJoyWatchesCrazyPsychologicalMakeupProvokingBullyAlways BelieveElementary School Author:Tim Wu
“There is this inherent human instinct that the usual way you control trolling is you force people to use their real identities. So there's less trolling on Facebook, for example.” PeopleWayHumansRealUseForceExampleIdentityInstinctUsualInherent Author:Tim Wu
“There's a problem which is when you're trapped in your own identity and everything is really you, then you feel less freedom to sort of explore who you want to be. So I think it's kind of something we're stuck with as long as humans are the way we are.” ThinkingWayWantFeelsHumansKindLongProblemIdentityStuckTrapped Author:Tim Wu
“There's always going to be a tradeoff between trolling and anonymity, and I guess that's the way life will be. And you can manage it, but you can't cure it.” WayCuresManageAnonymity Author:Tim Wu
“I have to match wits with the ads. Like, there's pop-ups that, like, move around and you have to chase them like it was a video game or something. And then there's ads where, like, you know, the X to, like, close the ad screen is so kind of small that you can't find it and you have to actually go looking for it. And so I spend all my energy - instead of, like, absorbing what the advertiser wants to communicate to me, I spend my energy trying to figure out how to defeat the ad.” KnowsWantTryingKindMovingGamesEnergyFiguresLike YouDefeatCommunicatePopsScreensWitVideoAdsAbsorbingAdvertisers Author:Terry Gross
“I really believe people should be paid for the work that they do.” PeopleShouldBelievePaid Author:Terry Gross
“It bothers me when people, say, you know, write for, you know, a web publication and get paid little or nothing or, you know, expecting to, like, read the best newspapers in the world and not pay a cent for it. Those newspapers need money in order to operate.” PeopleKnowsWorldNeedsWritingLittlesOrderPayPaidNewspapersBotherExpectingCentsPublicationNeed Money Author:Terry Gross
“When you're reading a newspaper and you're seeing ads on the page, it's not kind of invasive. Like, it's on the page next to the article. You can look at it or not. You can turn the page when you're ready. On the internet, the ads - many of the ads - just are so controlling. They insist that you see them.” LooksKindTurnsReadingNextSeeingReadyInternetPagesNewspapersArticlesAds Author:Terry Gross
