Technologies Quotes

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As smart technologies become more intrusive, they risk undermining our autonomy by suppressing behaviors that someone somewhere has deemed undesirable. — Evgeny Morozov
It's true that virtually all new technologies do trigger what sociologists would call 'moral panics,' that there are a lot of people who are concerned… — Evgeny Morozov
The most important innovators often don't need any technologies - just imagination and acute sensitivity to people's needs. — Geoff Mulgan
The smug complacency of technology adverts disguises a pretty mixed picture, with too many people not connected, too many passive users of technologies designed for… — Geoff Mulgan
Understanding capitalism is in some ways simple. At its best, capitalism rewards creators, makers and providers: the people and firms that create valuable things for… — Geoff Mulgan
A lot of people use collaborative technologies badly, then abandon them. They aren't 'plug-and-play.' The invisible part is the social skill necessary to use them. — Howard Rheingold
Markets are as old as the crossroads. But capitalism, as we know it, is only a few hundred years old, enabled by cooperative arrangements and… — Howard Rheingold
New technologies are wreaking havoc on employment figures - from EZpasses ousting toll collectors to Google-controlled self-driving automobiles rendering taxicab drivers obsolete. — Douglas Rushkoff
No matter how invasive the technologies at their disposal, marketers and pollsters never come to terms with the living process through which people choose products… — Douglas Rushkoff
Our technologies become more complex while we become more simple. They learn about us while we come to know less and less about them. No… — Douglas Rushkoff
Your brain may give birth to any technology, but other brains will decide whether the technology thrives. The number of possible technologies is infinite, and… — Robert Wright
It was an excess of fantasy that killed the old United States, the whole Mickey Mouse and Marilyn thing, the most brilliant technologies devoted to… — J. G. Ballard
I've come up with a set of rules that describe our reactions to technologies: 1. Anything that is in the world when youâ€™re born is… — Douglas Adams
I don't think humanity just replays history, but we are the same people our ancestors were, and our descendants are going to face a lot… — Kage Baker
What we're learning in our schools is not the wisdom of life. We're learning technologies, we're getting information. There's a curious reluctance on the part… — Joseph Campbell
That's something that tends to happen with new technologies generally: The most interesting applications turn up on a battlefield, or in a gallery. — William Gibson
Consumers today are less responsive to traditional media. They are embracing new technologies that empower them with more control over how and when they are… — Jim Stengel
Today social justice represents one of the most serious challenges to the conscience of the world. The abyss between those who are within the world… — Leonardo Boff
Solutions and technologies exist to provide clean, affordable drinking water anywhere in the world. These solutions will save lives, reduce financial burdens, foster peace, and… — Jewel
Tax incentives might spur hiring in the short run, but how lasting are those gains if the jobs expire with the tax credits and they… — Myron Scholes

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