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You Are Not a Gadget
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You Are Not a Gadget

RSA, 2010

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Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Applicable

Recommendation

From playing a Laotian wind instrument to discussing his shifting relationship with various ideas about technology, Jaron Lanier’s oration lacks a clear focus, and some viewers may get lost in his train of thought. Nevertheless, Lanier offers a cogent counterargument to Chris Anderson’s freemium model. getAbstract recommends this tech guru’s cerebral talk to computer scientists, philosophers, and those keen to keep humans and society functional.

Take-Aways

  • Many early hypotheses about technology were false. The time is right to re-evaluate the role of technology.
  • Contrary to what some groups believe, people are not machines; they are something greater and different.
  • The Internet rewards consumption, but it should reward production

About the Speaker

Jaron Lanier is a computer scientist and a pioneer in the field of virtual reality.