“The last decade of Internet evolution has been marked by innovation. That innovation has been a consequence of the open and neutral access that the Internet has afforded up until now.” Has BeensLastsEvolutionInternetConsequenceInnovationDecadesAccess Author:Vinton Cerf
“The internet is the most complex system that humans have ever invented. And with every internet enabled operation that we've seen so far, all of these offensive operations, we see knock on effects. We see unintended consequences.” HumansEffectsInternetConsequenceComplexesOperationsOffensiveComplex SystemsUnintended Consequences Author:Edward Snowden
“The internet has to be protected from intrusive monitoring or else the medium upon which we all rely for the basis of our economy and our normal life, we'll lose that, and it's going to have broad effects as a consequence that we cannot predict.” LosesEconomyEffectsInternetNormalConsequenceBasesMediumsRelyBroadsProtectedNormal LifeMonitoring Author:Edward Snowden
“In a culture of electronic violence, images that once caused us to empathize with the pain and trauma of another human being, excite a momentary adrenaline rush. To be numb to another's pain - to be acculturated to violence - is one of the worst consequences our technological advances. That indifference transfers from the screen, TV, film, Internet, and electronic games to our everyday lives.” HumansPainFilmCultureGamesLanguageHuman BeingsViolenceSocietyWorstTvsCommunicationInternetConsequenceEverydayTraumaScreensIndifferenceTechnologicalEveryday LifeTransfersNumbAdrenalineMomentaryAdrenaline Rush Author:John Naisbitt
“One sad consequence of this is that people don't feel permitted to try understand Internet infrastructure, so I'm really grateful to groups like Free Press and other nonprofits who are trying to make the issue urgent and comprehensible. And Andre Blum's book Tubes is great on this topic.” PeopleFeelsTryingBookIssuesGroupsInternetConsequenceGratefulPressesTopicsInfrastructureUrgentTubesFree PressNonprofits Author:Astra Taylor
“I have a personal staff that helps me scour the internet and other media for the latest scientific peer-reviewed findings, the latest examples of climate-related extreme weather events, and the latest examples of progress. The world is in the midst of a sustainability revolution that has the scope of the industrial revolution, but with the speed of the digital revolution. That's not enough without new laws and the right kind of political leadership. But it does give us a base from which to build a movement that will save us from the most catastrophic consequences of the climate crisis.” WorldGivingKindEnoughHelpingPoliticalProgressRevolutionInternetConsequenceCrisisSpeedHelp MeSustainabilityIndustrial Revolution Author:Al Gore