--- title: "14 Computer Quotes By Douglas Rushkoff" description: "14 Computer quotes by Douglas Rushkoff. Plus more from Douglas Rushkoff and more Computer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/douglas-rushkoff-2188_book_computers-don-t-kill-books-people-do-320_3200249.png" --- > [Computers don't kill books; people do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/computers-don-t-kill-books-people-do/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/douglas-rushkoff-2188_book_computers-don-t-kill-books-people-do-320_3200249.png) > [The early cyberpunk idea was that networked computers would let us do our work at home, as freelancers, and then transact directly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/the-early-cyberpunk-idea-was-that-networked-computers-would-let-us-do/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/225/douglas-rushkoff-2188_computer_the-early-cyberpunk-idea-was-that-networ_2578567.png) > [The iPad - contrary to the way most people thought about it - is not a tablet computer running the Apple operating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/the-ipad-contrary-to-the-way-most-people-thought-about-it-is-not-a/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74d/douglas-rushkoff-2188_apple_the-ipad-contrary-to-the-way-most-people_2432497.png) > [Technology has moved away from sharing and toward ownership. This suits software and hardware companies just fine: They create new, bloated programs…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/technology-has-moved-away-from-sharing-and-toward-ownership-this/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/082/douglas-rushkoff-2188_bigger_technology-has-moved-away-from-sharing-a_2458425.png) > [When Steve Jobs toured Xerox PARC and saw computers running the first operating system that used Windows and a mouse, he assumed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/when-steve-jobs-toured-xerox-parc-and-saw-computers-running-the-first/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5a/douglas-rushkoff-2188_bills_when-steve-jobs-toured-xerox-parc-and-sa_1817052.png) > [If the clockwork universe equated the human body with the mechanics of the clock, the digital universe now equates human consciousness with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/if-the-clockwork-universe-equated-the-human-body-with-the-mechanics/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d24/douglas-rushkoff-2188_body_if-the-clockwork-universe-equated-the-hu_1885055.jpg) > [It feels as if ever since the iPhone was released, the Macintosh computer has become just another leverage point in this other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/it-feels-as-if-ever-since-the-iphone-was-released-the-macintosh/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/douglas-rushkoff-2188_computer_it-feels-as-if-ever-since-the-iphone-was_1923174.png) > [The reason why Apple computers have worked so well over time is that, unlike Microsoft, they don't bend over backward to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/the-reason-why-apple-computers-have-worked-so-well-over-time-is-that/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a2/douglas-rushkoff-2188_apple_the-reason-why-apple-computers-have-work_1854442.jpg) > [Google did a great job hacking the Web to create search - and then monetizing search with advertising. And Apple did a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/google-did-a-great-job-hacking-the-web-to-create-search-and-then/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d3/douglas-rushkoff-2188_advertising_google-did-a-great-job-hacking-the-web-t_1523757.png) > [Everyone knows, or should know, that everything we type on our computers or say into our cell phones is being disseminated throughout…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/everyone-knows-or-should-know-that-everything-we-type-on-our/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/douglas-rushkoff-2188_bigs_everyone-knows-or-should-know-that-every_1081395.jpg) > [Whether it's watching a $4,000 laptop fall off the conveyor belt at airport security, contending with a software conflict that corrupted your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/whether-it-s-watching-a-4-000-laptop-fall-off-the-conveyor-belt-at/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/douglas-rushkoff-2188_airport-security_whether-it-s-watching-a-4-000-laptop-fal_3192307.png) > [People are seduced by signals from the world, but that is manipulation, not reality. Computers have learned more about us than we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/people-are-seduced-by-signals-from-the-world-but-that-is-manipulation/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ba/douglas-rushkoff-2188_computer_people-are-seduced-by-signals-from-the-w_1688951.jpg) > [Brains are tricky and adaptable organs. For all the 'neuroplasticity' allowing our brains to reconfigure themselves to the biases of our computers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/brains-are-tricky-and-adaptable-organs-for-all-the-neuroplasticity/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/190/douglas-rushkoff-2188_ability_brains-are-tricky-and-adaptable-organs-f_970126.jpg) > [Every new computer program is basically doing some task that a person used to do. But the computer usually does it faster,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/every-new-computer-program-is-basically-doing-some-task-that-a-person/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/361/douglas-rushkoff-2188_computer_every-new-computer-program-is-basically_2316827.png) ## Other authors on Computer - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bill-gates-17911.jpg) Bill Gates 64 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/bill-gates/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-larry-wall-58700.jpg) Larry Wall 52 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/larry-wall/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-jobs-87290.jpg) Steve Jobs 44 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/steve-jobs/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-barry-27009.jpg) Dave Barry 34 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/dave-barry/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 32 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-steve-wozniak-87432.jpg) Steve Wozniak 26 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/steve-wozniak/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-douglas-adams-30413.jpg) Douglas Adams 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/douglas-adams/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-donald-knuth-30007.jpg) Donald Knuth 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/donald-knuth/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-kevin-mitnick-56869.jpg) Kevin Mitnick 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/kevin-mitnick/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephen-hawking-87021.jpg) Stephen Hawking 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/stephen-hawking/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-seymour-papert-84196.jpg) Seymour Papert 17 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/seymour-papert/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alan-kay-10336.jpg) Alan Kay 14 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/alan-kay/) ## More by Douglas Rushkoff > [The first step toward maintaining autonomy in any programmed environment is to be aware that there's programming going on. It's as simple as understanding…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/the-first-step-toward-maintaining-autonomy-in-any-programmed/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [Digital media are biased toward replication and storage. Our digital photos practically upload and post themselves on Facebook, and our most deleted e-mails tend…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/digital-media-are-biased-toward-replication-and-storage-our-digital/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [“And spend they did. Money circulated faster and spread wider through its communities of use than at any other time in economic history.8 Workers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/and-spend-they-did-money-circulated-faster-and-spread-wider-through/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [Occupy Wall Street is meant more as a way of life that spreads through contagion, creates as many questions as it answers, aims to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/occupy-wall-street-is-meant-more-as-a-way-of-life-that-spreads/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [Time has always been used against us on a certain level. The invention of the clock made us accountable to the employer, gave us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/time-has-always-been-used-against-us-on-a-certain-level-the-invention/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [What makes a great standalone piece of hardware is not the same thing as what makes a great networking device. One can work as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/what-makes-a-great-standalone-piece-of-hardware-is-not-the-same-thing/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [Digiphrenia - how technology lets us be in more than one place - and self - at the same time. Drone pilots suffer more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/digiphrenia-how-technology-lets-us-be-in-more-than-one-place-and-self/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [A currency designed for long-term storage and investment doesn't do so well at encouraging transactions and exchange in the moment.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/a-currency-designed-for-long-term-storage-and-investment-doesn-t-do/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [Since the 1960s, mainstream media has searched out and co-opted the most authentic things it could find in youth culture, whether that was psychedelic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/since-the-1960s-mainstream-media-has-searched-out-and-co-opted-the/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [Children are being adultified because our economy is depending on them to make purchasing decisions. So they're essentially the victims of a marketing and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/children-are-being-adultified-because-our-economy-is-depending-on/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [In spite of my own reservations about Bing's ability to convert Google users, I have to admit that the search engine does offer a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/in-spite-of-my-own-reservations-about-bing-s-ability-to-convert/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [“Limbic consonance is the little-known process through which the mood of a room changes when a happy or nervous person walks in.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/limbic-consonance-is-the-little-known-process-through-which-the-mood/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [Think 'Game of Thrones.' In the old days, this sort of show might be considered bad writing. It doesn't really seem to be moving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/think-game-of-thrones-in-the-old-days-this-sort-of-show-might-be/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [We have the alternative. "Do I want to be on the subway looking at these people, or do I want to be in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/we-have-the-alternative-do-i-want-to-be-on-the-subway-looking-at/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) > [Digiphrenia”—the way our media and technologies encourage us to be in more than one place at the same time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/digiphrenia-the-way-our-media-and-technologies-encourage-us-to-be-in/) [Douglas Rushkoff](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-rushkoff/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/computer/douglas-rushkoff/#itemlist", "name": "14 Computer Quotes By Douglas Rushkoff", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Computers don't kill books; people do.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Douglas Rushkoff" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-rushkoff/computers-don-t-kill-books-people-do/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/douglas-rushkoff-2188_book_computers-don-t-kill-books-people-do-320_3200249.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/douglas-rushkoff-2188_book_computers-don-t-kill-books-people-do-320_3200249.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1de/douglas-rushkoff-2188_book_computers-don-t-kill-books-people-do-320_3200249.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Computers don't kill books; people do.” — Douglas Rushkoff", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The early cyberpunk idea was that networked computers would let us do our work at home, as freelancers, and then transact directly with peers over networks. 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